Malaysia Mulls Cloning Rare Turtles

July 12, 2007 By JULIA ZAPPEI, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Malaysia is studying a plan to clone leatherback turtles, an endangered species that scientists believe once swam with dinosaurs, an official said Thursday.

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