Scientists Resurrecting Woolly Mammoths

[chris888222]

Have we not been hearing these sort of news repeatedly over the years -.-?

- Planet with life forms found
- Mammoths being reborn
- Bla bla

Actually really true.

And...

Tanveer you're back!?!?!?

 

[Sora de Eclaune]

They'll send these so-called "mammoths" to the icy regions as their habitat once was, and then they'll say they're endangered because of global warming.

Why are they trying to "clone" mammoths, that live in a COLD environment, when global WARMING is supposedly still around?

 

[Sayargh]

Humans - The cause of and the solution to... all of natures problems.

Seriously it would be awesome if we could undo the extinction of animals we've caused... especially the Dodo. If they can bring back the mammoth they can bring a dodo back.

 

[Depravo]

They'll send these so-called "mammoths" to the icy regions as their habitat once was, and then they'll say they're endangered because of global warming.

Why are they trying to "clone" mammoths, that live in a COLD environment, when global WARMING is supposedly still around?

Global warming is now obsolete. It got upgraded to 'climate change'.

 

[SamAsh07]

Read it days ago on Gizmodo, I don't see the cloning happening sucessfully, like the Pyrenean Ibex, it'll probably live for afew minutes and die from some kind of defect. Scientists are no gods, you can't "bring to life" an extinct species completely.

@chris888222 - Yes he is back.

 

[wasim]

Read it days ago on Gizmodo, I don't see the cloning happening sucessfully, like the Pyrenean Ibex, it'll probably live for afew minutes and die from some kind of defect. Scientists are no gods, you can't "bring to life" an extinct species completely.

@chris888222 - Yes he is back.

you're back too ??

 

[Foxi4]

Isn't this old news? I read about that in New Scientist about 2-3 months ago...

 

[SamAsh07]

Read it days ago on Gizmodo, I don't see the cloning happening sucessfully, like the Pyrenean Ibex, it'll probably live for afew minutes and die from some kind of defect. Scientists are no gods, you can't "bring to life" an extinct species completely.

@chris888222 - Yes he is back.

you're back too ??

Lol temporarily, yes! Free for afew weeks.

 

[Pyrmon]

Read it days ago on Gizmodo, I don't see the cloning happening sucessfully, like the Pyrenean Ibex, it'll probably live for afew minutes and die from some kind of defect. Scientists are no gods, you can't "bring to life" an extinct species completely.

@chris888222 - Yes he is back.

you're back too ??

Lol temporarily, yes! Free for afew weeks.

While on the subject, I'm also back.

If i understand it correct its NOT a Clining project like some here are talking about but more like "mutating DNA" to make a normal elefant become a mutation that looks like a mammoth.

well should be possible to do and if this does succeed maybe the politicians will finaly allow tests with human cells so that they will really be able to "modify" unborn humans for perfect health and such.

They aren't mutating DNA. They are using the cloning technique we've been using for years. Implanting the genes you want to duplicate into a zygote, replacing the original nuclei.

 

[chris888222]

Read it days ago on Gizmodo, I don't see the cloning happening sucessfully, like the Pyrenean Ibex, it'll probably live for afew minutes and die from some kind of defect. Scientists are no gods, you can't "bring to life" an extinct species completely.

@chris888222 - Yes he is back.

you're back too ??

Lol temporarily, yes! Free for afew weeks.

Wow holy s**t. I thought you all were gone forever!

 

[Veho]

If i understand it correct its NOT a Clining project like some here are talking about but more like "mutating DNA" to make a normal elefant become a mutation that looks like a mammoth.

No, it's cloning. They're taking a nucleus from the cell of an actual mammoth. Actual mammoth DNA and all.

 

[Hadrian]

Its neat and all but why?

I mean if chicken suddenly dies out because of something then yeah sure resurrect them as they are a very cheap and easy food source, horses are great for transport, work etc for places that can't afford fuel. Mammoths...maybe help build stuff in the Antarctica?

 

[Valwin]

Its neat and all but why?

I mean if chicken suddenly dies out because of something then yeah sure resurrect them as they are a very cheap and easy food source, horses are great for transport, work etc for places that can't afford fuel. Mammoths...maybe help build stuff in the Antarctica?

why ? because we can thats why we are GODS now

 

[Veho]

Its neat and all but why?

Conservation effort. You might as well ask why we have zoos, since they're just a bunch of freeloading furry bums mooching free food and shelter off of people.

 

[Depravo]

a bunch of freeloading furry bums mooching free food and shelter off of people.

Sounds like me.

 

[Deleted User]

" In the 19990s when the idea was first conceived, scientists were uncertain of how to safely extract DNA from frozen tissues"
Lovely Typo Right There.

 

[Hadrian]

Its neat and all but why?

Conservation effort. You might as well ask why we have zoos, since they're just a bunch of freeloading furry bums mooching free food and shelter off of people.

We only have zoos to make money and to educate. Conservation comes later when guilt hits.

I guess education could be a decent enough reason to have these creatures back but how are we sure that they will act 100% like the actual creatures? I mean its not like they're actual clones.

Still I wish them the best but as long as these things are treated right and not just going to be placed back into a ecosystem that rejected them years ago.

 

[Foxi4]

Its neat and all but why?

I mean if chicken suddenly dies out because of something then yeah sure resurrect them as they are a very cheap and easy food source, horses are great for transport, work etc for places that can't afford fuel. Mammoths...maybe help build stuff in the Antarctica?

why ? because we can thats why we are GODS now

Alright. Create life then. I will give you a lump of carbon, please do create carbon-based life out of it.

 

[Valwin]

Its neat and all but why?

I mean if chicken suddenly dies out because of something then yeah sure resurrect them as they are a very cheap and easy food source, horses are great for transport, work etc for places that can't afford fuel. Mammoths...maybe help build stuff in the Antarctica?

why ? because we can thats why we are GODS now

Alright. Create life then. I will give you a lump of carbon, please do create carbon-based life out of it.

lol if you would study you would know that to create life you need all the ingredients even do carbon is one of them you still needs lots more

 

[Foxi4]

For centuries scientists attempted to create life using all ingredients you mentioned and noone succeeded yet, what's your point?

I spoke only of carbon because carbon is the most common element in our body, that's why organisms that inhabit earth are called carbon-based and YOU would know that if you studied. You'd also learn how to spell and build grammatically correct sentences.

"God" is a concept of an Artisan, a Creator. We, humans, can *copy* at best. We learn laws of nature and use them in our inventions, but we do not "create" anything per-say - the laws of nature are already "there", we're only making use of them via analyzing them and the connections and interactions between them. That has a pretty word dedicated for it - it's science.