John Lennon Cloned from Tooth [VIDEO]: Canadian Dentist Purchases Beatles Member Rotted Molar, DNA Could Bring Back Legendary Songwriter?

Michael Zuk, a dentist from Canada, won John Lennon's rotted molar in an auction with a $31,200 bid. Though that is plenty of story right there, it gets weirder. Zuk is now trying to use the DNA from the molar to clone the deceased Beatle member. The tooth has recently been sent to a United States research lab for DNA sequencing. This means that DNA could be extracted from the tooth to continue the process.

"I am nervous and excited at the possibility that we will be able to fully sequence John Lennon's DNA, very soon I hope," the dentists said. "With researchers working on ways to clone mammoths, the same technology certainly could make human cloning a reality."

Zuk continued: "To potentially say I had a small part in bringing back one of rock's greatest stars would be mind-blowing."

Here is the press release from Zuk's website that has been documenting the whole process:

The tooth of the matter is John Lennon was such a massive star in the world of music, that a crazy dentist was willing look like an idiot and invest over $30,000 US to buy it. Within 36 hours literally hundreds of millions of people discovered the fate of a small rotten molar and experts in marketing began to applaud the idea. A Kardashian quickie divorce, the Justin Bieber scandal and the Michael Jackson murder trial were surpassed by the news of the John Lennon Tooth auction. One error in the news relates to the chain of ownership - Alan McGee did not own the tooth - he simply was selling items at the same auction at which the tooth was sold.

The obsessed dentist went into overdrive and immediately pumped the press for more exposure, dreamed up a number of charity ideas, wrote a song parody, arranged a photo shoot, designed a DNA sculpture and worked behind the scenes on the DNA mystery. This was not just a rotten stinky tooth...it was an actual physical specimen of a historical figure worth more by weight and size than any other element on earth. (Read more in his book "john Lennon Tooth" - on blurb.com) 

"I think it's pretty clear now that John Lennon has a magical power down to the dust of his rotten molar. He gave it to a fan, and I'm thrilled to be able to chosen to share his influence for charity, entertainment and science," says Zuk.

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