Scientists may use mammoth cells for cloning

A group of Russian and Japanese scientists hope to clone mammoths from the animal’s remains by using elephant egg cells.
The multimillion-dollar project between Russia and Japan to examine the beast is intended to find out why mammoths became extinct in the Ice Age.
“The sad fact that mammoths became extinct is telling an important thing to us,” said Alexander K Akimov, vice-president of the Sakha region in the Russian Federation, which owns the animal.
“We have to cherish the Earth and we should not forget about fostering all kinds of lives.”