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The Buzz Blog

November 20, 2008

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This undated handout provided by ExhibitEase LLC shows a 3D computer generated Image of woolly mammoth emerging from ice block. A DNA molecule extending from hair symbolizes the fact that genetic analysis can be carried out from long extinct species.

It's a modern Stone Age

Posted at 12:01 am by Doug Parry, Herald Staff

Woolly mammoths may soon come back from extinction. Scientists have deciphered the beasts' genetic code, a big step toward re-creating them.

One day, mammoths could be used as showers and vacuum cleaners as in "The Flintstones." They'll go perfectly with the new eco-friendly foot-powered cars Detroit has promised.

Meanwhile, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who remembers when woolly mammoths roamed the Earth, conceded defeat in his bid to become the first convicted felon re-elected to the Senate. Stevens represented Alaska for 40 years before a scandal over improper gifts sent his career down a series of tubes.

At least now we finally have the answer to the bar argument over which one Alaska would elect -- a felon or a Democrat.

And the Mariners rolled out new manager Don Wakamatsu, a move that brought the M's some attention for hiring the first Asian-American manager.

Wakamatsu is a third-generation Japanese-American, so it's not like his lineage will make him manage any differently. That is, unless someone calls Wakamatsu by his actual first name, Wilbur. He carries a samurai sword around for just such an occasion.

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