The archeology department is having blast after founding an amazingly preserved mammoth remains. It was found in the icy tundra on an island off the coast of Siberia. When the researchers pricked some of the tissue locked beneath the ice, blood poured out, indicating that it was well preserved indeed.

Some of the scientists have indicated interests in cloning this pre-historic beast using the tissues found. However, some counter that this would be almost impossible. Though the tissues appeared to be preserved, it might still be too damaged for them to use, considering that it was over 10,000 years old.

"To clone a mammoth by finding intact cells — and, more importantly, an intact genome — is going to be exceptionally difficult, likely impossible," said Love Dalén, a paleogeneticist at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. "Finding this mammoth makes it slightly less impossible."

Well, we can only cross our fingers. Maybe someday, these behemoth beasts would walk with us on earth again.

  Katherine Bridgerton