In what feels reminiscent of a Jurassic Park film, US Fish and Wildlife officials announced this week that two baby ferrets were cloned from cells frozen nearly four DECADES ago.

Scientists hope what we learn from this case can serve as the first step to helping endangered species stage a comeback.

For more on this, KCBS Radio News anchor Liz Saint John spoke with Ben Novak, Lead Scientist at Revive and Restore, a non profit wildlife conservation organization focused on use of biotechnology in conservation, his group worked with the federal officials on this project