Malaysia May Clone Endangered Sea Turtles

Malaysia is studying a plan to clone leatherback turtles, an endangered species that scientists believe once swam with dinosaurs, an official said Thursday. But some biologists say the plan is impractical and unlikely to succeed, since no reptile is known to have been cloned. The Fisheries Department hopes to embark on a leatherback cloning project that could cost $9 million over the next five years, said its director-general, Junaidi Che Ayub...