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Should Clone Extinct Animals?

Should Clone Extinct Animals?. by: Brock Peterson and Caleb Merritt. Facts About Cloning. Scientists have already cloned a Pyrenean Ibex. Scientists have extracted half of the Woolly Mammoth DNA. It will help other endangered animals from going extinct.

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Should Clone Extinct Animals?

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  1. Should Clone Extinct Animals? by: Brock Peterson and Caleb Merritt

  2. Facts About Cloning • Scientists have already cloned a Pyrenean Ibex. • Scientists have extracted half of the Woolly Mammoth DNA. • It will help other endangered animals from going extinct. • There is already a group of Russian and South Koreans trying to bring the mammoth back. • Scientists believe that it is only a matter of time before cloning can happen.

  3. Setbacks • Cloning costs a lot. • Most animals went extinct because of Climate change. • They could mess up the ecosystem if we go further back. • Revolt against the humans. • Do not want Neanderthals around. • Jurassic Park • Hard to tell what they looked like • Extinct Animals that are cloned don’t last long

  4. Benefits • Possible to estimate the genes that existed in long dead • Put them in zoos • Boost Economy • Can Finally See what Some animals look like. • Be able to learn about them. • Could Help Envrionment

  5. Bibliography • http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2012/05/11/topic-of-cloning-is-a-hot-button-topic/asdxtdv/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolly_mammoth • http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2009/02/03/hello-again-pyrenean-ibex-can-cloning-resurrect-an-extinct-species/ • http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/14-extinct-animals-that-could-be-resurrected • http://www.gxcollege.com/2011/02/02/should-extinct-animals-be-cloned/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ExtinctDodoBird.jpeg • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Giant_Haasts_eagle_attacking_New_Zealand_moa.jpg

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