Samples collected for PCR tests to check for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus cannot be used for reproductive cloning.
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The proposal is to gene splice bits of the extinct mammoth specimen's DNA into that of an Asian elephant to create a hybrid named a "mammophant."
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