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De-Extinction: Will Scientists Really Clone the Woolly Mammoth?
The movie Jurassic Park came out in 1993. Even back then people were thinking about the possibility of scientists getting dinosaur DNA and bringing real dinosaurs back to life. Of course in the movie, it didn’t work out so well.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe movie Jurassic Park came out in 1993. Even back then people were thinking about the possibility of scientists getting dinosaur DNA and bringing real dinosaurs back to life. Of course in the movie, it didn’t work out so well. Last month, however, an international group of scientists announced that they’ve put together the complete genome of two woolly mammoths. Is life preparing to imitate art?
The full episode
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L.A. Minimum Wage Vote, Getting People to Save Water, and Mammoth Clones- 0:00The Underground Economy and the Minimum Wage
- 10:47Immigration Courts Face Unprecedented Backlog
- 19:37Getting People to Save Water: What Works?
- 28:21De-Extinction: Will Scientists Really Clone the Woolly Mammoth?You’re reading this
- 44:53The Valley's Restaurant Scene Heats Up
The full episode
4 of 5L.A. Minimum Wage Vote, Getting People to Save Water, and Mammoth Clones- 0:00The Underground Economy and the Minimum Wage
- 10:47Immigration Courts Face Unprecedented Backlog
- 19:37Getting People to Save Water: What Works?
- 28:21De-Extinction: Will Scientists Really Clone the Woolly Mammoth?You’re reading this
- 44:53The Valley's Restaurant Scene Heats Up