Jon

http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/agenbroad.html

This article is about "resurrecting" or cloning the mammoth that was uncovered in Permafrost. This mammoth is closely related to the African and Asian elephant. All of these are in the ELEPHANTIDEA family. The biggest dilemma now is that scientists don't know the pro's and cons of cloning an ancient species. The main underlying questions now are: My personal opinion is that cloning this species is a big waste of time and money. Due to the economic situation, pissing away money on a ridiculous project like this one is unethical and uneccesary at this current time. It is not something that has to be done now, unless the whole elephant species was going to go extinct then there is no reason for cloning this species. Also there could be the factor of how the animal acts in today's environment. I would think that it went extinct for a reason. It could be catastrophic or the human race could benefit from these species but that is exactly the problem. Wwe don't know how an ancient species will react in the current world.
 * //Is it moral and ethical to do so?//
 * //Is it feasible using such ancient DNA?//
 * //Do we have the knowledge to succeed?//
 * //Are cloned extinct species the same as reintroduced species?//