Some folks think mammoth is good eating.
Some folks think mammoth is good eating.
Some folks think mammoth is good eating.
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Mammoth. It’s what’s for dinner.
That was an absolutely hilarious episode. Walt was savoring him some mammoth steak and Dr Fleischman was apoplectic. Cherchez la bœuf.
Finding a frozen mammoth isn't the trick. The trick is finding one that froze soon after death and remained hard-frozen ever since. Other mammoth remains have been found that were still frozen, still intact and still incredibly well preserved, but none of them was found to have DNA suitable for use in cloning. 30,000 years is a lot of summers to endure without once thawing, even partially.
At least 18 different species of mammal already have been cloned. If there's enough money behind it, the woolly mammoth is just a matter of time and finding the right donor.