Comments on: Frozen Baby Mammoth. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:42:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Hula http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-148446 Hula Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:28:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-148446 Cool. Cool.

]]> By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-148341 gail Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:39:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-148341 The original story says: Preparations are now being made to ship the baby mammoth to Jikei University School of Medicine, where researchers will use advanced computed tomography (CT) scanners to obtain three-dimensional images of its internal organs. “This is the first opportunity for anyone to perform an analysis on a complete mammoth body,” says Jikei University professor Naoki Suzuki, “and it should provide a more complete picture of its anatomy and how it lived.” But there's no mention of DNA retrieval efforts. I'll keep a lookout for any follow up stories The original story says:
Preparations are now being made to ship the baby mammoth to Jikei University School of Medicine, where researchers will use advanced computed tomography (CT) scanners to obtain three-dimensional images of its internal organs. “This is the first opportunity for anyone to perform an analysis on a complete mammoth body,” says Jikei University professor Naoki Suzuki, “and it should provide a more complete picture of its anatomy and how it lived.”
But there's no mention of DNA retrieval efforts. I'll keep a lookout for any follow up stories

]]> By: Justin http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-148319 Justin Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:27:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-148319 Wow it looks so intact. I wonder if they can recover any DNA from it. Wow it looks so intact. I wonder if they can recover any DNA from it.

]]> By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-148265 gail Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:37:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-148265 Probably at least as palatable as mammoth meat though. Bon appetit! Probably at least as palatable as mammoth meat though. Bon appetit!

]]> By: L.B. Jeffries http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-148260 L.B. Jeffries Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:34:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-148260 I thought if you thawed something that had been frozen for centuries it came back to life. Does this mean the hamster's in my freezer are...OH NO!!!! I thought if you thawed something that had been frozen for centuries it came back to life.

Does this mean the hamster's in my freezer are...OH NO!!!!

]]> By: Mr Pudifoot http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-147948 Mr Pudifoot Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:47:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-147948 alex, nah, you are thinking of WOOLY mammoths. That there is a mexican hairless mammoth. don't worry, its a common mistake. alex, nah, you are thinking of WOOLY mammoths. That there is a mexican hairless mammoth.

don't worry, its a common mistake.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-147940 Alex Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:23:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-147940 I thought mammoths were furry! What happened to the fur? I thought mammoths were furry! What happened to the fur?

]]> By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-147875 gail Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:36:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-147875 I've posted a 1920 account of mammoth-eating parties at my site: http://scribalterror.blogs.com/scribal_terror/2007/07/frozen-baby-mam.html I've posted a 1920 account of mammoth-eating parties at my site:
http://scribalterror.blogs.com/scribal_terror/2007/07/frozen-baby-mam. html

]]> By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-147848 gail Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:24:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-147848 I think people in Siberia have eaten them at times. They're a little freezer burned, but, hey, protein is protein. I think people in Siberia have eaten them at times. They're a little freezer burned, but, hey, protein is protein.

]]> By: Mr Pudifoot http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-147842 Mr Pudifoot Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:15:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-147842 When I see a creature like this, i can't help but think "Gee, i wonder what they tasted like" does that make me a bad person? When I see a creature like this, i can't help but think "Gee, i wonder what they tasted like"

does that make me a bad person?

]]> By: Paul http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-147837 Paul Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:08:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-147837 I think I have a piece of bubble wrap around the house that would help these guys out. What's up with the half-crate? Looks like these folks need to take a course in specimen preservation. I think I have a piece of bubble wrap around the house that would help these guys out. What's up with the half-crate? Looks like these folks need to take a course in specimen preservation.

]]> By: elizabeth http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-147818 elizabeth Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:24:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-147818 That's amazing. That's amazing.

]]> By: biltmore http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/comment-page-1/#comment-147780 biltmore Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:24:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/08/frozen-baby-mammoth/#comment-147780 Crazy! Crazy!

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