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bikinibikes t1_jebe6vo wrote

Reply to comment by Spokane89 in ELI5 Why haven't scientists cloned extinct animals such as the dodo, the Caspian tiger, etc.? by LesChatsVerts

On that second point, could a pelt be used? Or does the process of preserving a pelt render the DNA unusable?

Edit: clarified the question

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Spokane89 t1_jeben20 wrote

A lot of pelts are treated with things like arsenic or mercury which really fucks up DNA. They have been able to get samples off pelts, they did with tasmanian devils a few years back, but I'm not sure how viable that in regards to cloning.

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