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Thursday, 4 November 2010




Can we bring extinct animals back from dead?

SCIENTISTS say they are close to being able to bring extinct animals back from the dead.

Thousands of blood samples from endangered animals around the world are being banked at a lab called The Frozen Ark at Nottingham University.

The blood contains DNA which holds information about how each animal is created. If the animals become extinct, the experts have worked out how they could use the blood to create embryos which would grow into new babies of the species.

Some people argue that this meddles with nature too much.

But the Frozen Ark’s Dr Ann Clarke says the arguments can be talked about later. She says we need to act now, and we need to act quickly, to collect samples from animals on the danger list.

“It is for future generations to decide what should be done,” she said. “But, if we haven’t saved material, we will have no options.

We will have no choice. We will be able to do nothing.”

 





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  • Mirri04 (Age 13) wrote on Thursday, 4 November 2010 @ 20:51

    Let nature take it's course;it's mainly our fault for the extinction of these animals,and we've done enough.

  • 09AhmedA (Age 13) wrote on Thursday, 4 November 2010 @ 21:13

    They should NOT be doing that.They should just let them rest in peace

  • QSUxTURKK (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 5 November 2010 @ 14:03

    RHINOS R COOL

  • eileenpaw (Age 14) wrote on Saturday, 6 November 2010 @ 09:40

    it is important that we take blood samples from animlas now such as gaint tortoises where only 1 lives in captivity and they are extinct in the wild. we can discuss whether they should be 'reborn' when they are extinct. i think that they should only be be brought back from the dead if there are suitable conditions for them. for instance, we should not try to bring back mammoths because they would not have anywhere to live or anything to eat.

  • SuperSuze (Age 13) wrote on Thursday, 11 November 2010 @ 19:16

    I agree with eileenpaw. But it is a good idea to bring extinct species back to life. Some people might say it is unnatural, but it's hardly natural that we've caused them to die out.

  • lovemachin (Age 10) wrote on Thursday, 11 November 2010 @ 19:24

    lets hope they can bring dinosauras back!!!!!!!!! :) :' :@