Mammoths had 'anti-freeze blood', gene study finds


Science | 206996 hits | May 03 2:34 pm | Posted by: Hyack
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Mammoths had a form of "anti-freeze" blood to keep their bodies supplied with oxygen at freezing temperatures.

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  1. by avatar Robair
    Mon May 03, 2010 11:07 pm
    Cooooool!

  2. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Mon May 03, 2010 11:29 pm
    Hmmm. The article talks about "how remarkable" it is to bring back proteins from such an old creature yet it was only in the last year or so that proteins from a 65 million year old t.rex were 'brought back' and shown to be linked to modern day chickens.
    I point this out as it leads to the credibility of the source.



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