At that time, scientists will attempt to isolate intact strands of DNA from the mammoth to create a clone. DNA extracted from the Jarkov mammoth will be inserted into the egg of an Asian elephant stripped of its elephant genes. If successful, the project will produce an animal that is 99.5 percent mammoth and 0.5 percent elephant. Previous genetic research indicates that mammoths and Asian elephants share 95 percent of their genes. Four months ago, the mammoth was airlifted from its grave to Khatanga.
Many scientists are skeptical about a successful cloning.
Degradation of the mammoth's DNA has probably occurred in the 23,000 years since the animal died, they speculate. According to Agenbroad, the DNA has not yet been sampled. For the first time, we've demonstrated that we can bring whole animals out of the environment to a controlled environment. Defrosting the tundra block will take some time. Scientists will melt small areas at a time using hair dryers.