X-Message-Number: 31134
From: "John de Rivaz" <>
Subject: clones from mice which have been frozen for 16 years
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 20:27:29 -0000


Japanese scientists have managed to create clones from the bodies of mice which 
have been frozen for 16 years. 


Cloning has largely been done using just live donor cells, transferring their 
DNA to recipient eggs. 


Using previously frozen cells runs the risk of ice damage to the DNA unless 
carefully handled. 


The scientists in Kobe, Japan, said their technique raised the possibility of 
recreating extinct creatures, such as mammoth, from their frozen remains. 

more on

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7707498.stm

Comment:


The press are likely to have a flurry of interest in cryonics as a result of 
this story, which has been featured on BBC radio and television news. Of course 
it should be pointed out to any reporters following up the story that this does 
not revive the personality of the dead mice, even though brain cells were used. 
Also the mice were frozen at -20C, which is unlikely to preserve them for as 
long as a lower temperature.

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