dom dom bullets Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Just imagine! Dentist plans to clone former Beatle John Lennon using DNA extracted from rotten tooth Dr Michael Zuk hopes to team up with scientists who could work out the late singer’s DNA code A dentist who owns one of John Lennon’s teeth says he plans to extract DNA from the rotten molar in an attempt to clone the former Beatle. Dr Michael Zuk, who bought the tooth for almost £20,000 in 2011, hopes to team up with scientists who could work out the late singer’s DNA code and help create a full-blown Lennon clone sometime in the future. Speaking to US website The Examiner, Dr Zuk said: “If scientists think they can clone mammoths, then John Lennon could be next… To potentially say I had a small part in bringing back one of rock's greatest stars would be mind-blowing”. He added: “I am nervous and excited at the possibility that we will be able to fully sequence John Lennon's DNA, very soon I hope. Dr Zuk went on to say: “With researchers working on ways to clone mammoths, the same technology certainly could make human cloning a reality”. Lennon, who was shot dead by New Yorker Mark Chapman in 1980, had originally given the rotten tooth to his housekeeper Dot Jarlett in the 1960s. Over the following decades, the tooth has been sold numerous times, often being donated to charities and then resold once again into private hands. Although Dr Zuk has big plans for the tooth’s future, he is currently using it as a prop to promote cancer awareness. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/just-imagine-dentist-plans-to-clone-former-beatle-john-lennon-using-dna-extracted-from-rotten-tooth-8780361.html If you could bring back one famous person, who & why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom dom bullets Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Just imagine! Dentist plans to clone former Beatle John Lennon using DNA extracted from rotten tooth Dr Michael Zuk hopes to team up with scientists who could work out the late singer’s DNA code A dentist who owns one of John Lennon’s teeth says he plans to extract DNA from the rotten molar in an attempt to clone the former Beatle. Dr Michael Zuk, who bought the tooth for almost £20,000 in 2011, hopes to team up with scientists who could work out the late singer’s DNA code and help create a full-blown Lennon clone sometime in the future. Speaking to US website The Examiner, Dr Zuk said: “If scientists think they can clone mammoths, then John Lennon could be next… To potentially say I had a small part in bringing back one of rock's greatest stars would be mind-blowing”. He added: “I am nervous and excited at the possibility that we will be able to fully sequence John Lennon's DNA, very soon I hope. Dr Zuk went on to say: “With researchers working on ways to clone mammoths, the same technology certainly could make human cloning a reality”. Lennon, who was shot dead by New Yorker Mark Chapman in 1980, had originally given the rotten tooth to his housekeeper Dot Jarlett in the 1960s. Over the following decades, the tooth has been sold numerous times, often being donated to charities and then resold once again into private hands. Although Dr Zuk has big plans for the tooth’s future, he is currently using it as a prop to promote cancer awareness. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/just-imagine-dentist-plans-to-clone-former-beatle-john-lennon-using-dna-extracted-from-rotten-tooth-8780361.html If you could bring back one famous person, who & why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Jesus Christ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Somalian Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hitler feel he has some unfinished business. Bob Marley, John Lennon, 2 Pac, Biggie, Big L, Big Pun, Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, Otis Redding, Garnett Silk, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison adn Aaliyah I think they all had some great songs left in them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heero Yuy Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 No point as you'd only be bringing the person back in physical form, they wouldn't be the same person they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benicio del Toney Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Martin Luther King The youth need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sole Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurious Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Well if its only physical then Dino from H Town and Aaliyah they were beautiful to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom dom bullets Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Lol, ok let's say they have the same personality traits etc. Proceed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sole Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Chaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dom dom bullets Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 jeromes niece What about Will? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lieutenant Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Esco Big Bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Martin Luther King The youth need it. Reminds me of the Boondocks episode. Speaking of Boondocks I'm gonna re-download the whole series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskay Jones Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Yitzak Rabin and Yasser Arafat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yuri Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Yitzak Rabin and Yasser Arafat Good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskay Jones Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 you being sarcastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TRAGEDY Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 princess diana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuri Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 you being sarcastic? No, why would you assume that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Planet Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 KWAME NKRUMAH GET THE AU RUNNING IN FULL EFFECT OBTAIN TECHINAL EXPERTISE FROM EDUCATED EXPATS BROUGHT BACK TO THE MOTHERLAND AND CUT THESE DAEMONS OUT OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambino Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Albert Einstein - Think they still have his brain preserved somewhere. And he was possibly the smartest person that history knows existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benicio del Toney Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I do love Einstein but I would choose Leonardo Da Vinci over Einstein in that department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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