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Mammoths may roam the world again

Published November 20, 2008, 8:37 am, Hamilton Spectator

By NICHOLAS WADE New York Times News Service Scientists are talking for the first time about the old idea of resurrecting extinct species as if this staple of science fiction is a realistic possibility, saying that a living mammoth could perhaps be regenerated for as little as $10 million.

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