"He taught him horsemanship, archery and how to wield lasso, rein and stirrup, and what and when and how, the rites of of convivial society, of formal ceremony and the symposium; hawking, falconry and how to hunt with the cheetah; what was justice or the lack of it; what the throne and the crown meant; how to deliver orations and how to go to war and lead an army."
The Shahnameh (courtesy of R.A.W.)
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Pleistocene Park
People have been talking about this for years, and now it appears someone is actually going to do it: Russian and Korean Researchers Will Inject Mammoth DNA into Elephant Eggs, Resurrecting 10,000 Year-old Beast.
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Hi Reid! As I understand the "down-low" I've been hearing, the lead Korean scientist is going to be Hwang Woo-Suk, the scientist who was first to successfully clone a dog. The dog, an Afghan Hound, was bred and sold to Korea by an American breeder who I know personally.
The 8-year old boy in my heart is jumping up and down right now...
Do they have enough DNA diversity for an eventual re-establishment? And what about predators? I think we need some sabertooth cats, cave lions, and dire wolves to come along, too!
3 comments:
Hi Reid! As I understand the "down-low" I've been hearing, the lead Korean scientist is going to be Hwang Woo-Suk, the scientist who was first to successfully clone a dog. The dog, an Afghan Hound, was bred and sold to Korea by an American breeder who I know personally.
Black Dog Lady
Finally!
The 8-year old boy in my heart is jumping up and down right now...
Do they have enough DNA diversity for an eventual re-establishment? And what about predators? I think we need some sabertooth cats, cave lions, and dire wolves to come along, too!
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