Scientists Resurrecting Woolly Mammoths

[Veho]

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.

Baby mammoths probably learned their behaviour from the rest of the herd, similar to baby elephants. So it would have to be brought up in an elephant herd or at least with the surrogate mother present (otherwise they'd end up with an undeveloped seven-ton retard). It will end up acting like a modern day elephant. How close is that to the behaviour of the actual mammoths? Not very close but not too far either. Good enough for what is technically a hairy elephant anyway.

 

[alidsl]

Yay!

The only downside is that it either dies, or that it goes on a rampage.

Well, of either two, the latter is less likely..

Can't wait to taste Mammoth Steak

How would mammoth even taste like?

chicken

 

[impizkit]

There are better ways to spend money. This is a plan destined to fail, just like the ibex. And Veho, you made me laugh hard at the 7 ton retard bit.

 

[Foxi4]

There are better ways to spend money. This is a plan destined to fail, just like the ibex.

That's not entirely true. If this works out, it's entirely possible that all worries about "endangered species" may be a thing of the past, since we would be able to re-create their populations. Admittedly with a limited genepool, but it's a start.

 

[impizkit]

There are better ways to spend money. This is a plan destined to fail, just like the ibex.

That's not entirely true. If this works out, it's entirely possible that all worries about "endangered species" may be a thing of the past, since we would be able to re-create their populations. Admittedly with a limited genepool, but it's a start.

We are trying to play god by doing this, and that is not something that should be attempted lightly.

 

[Valwin]

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.

we are gods in the sense that we can bring back species from extinction thats god like no longer will exticion mark the end of species on the planet

 

[philip11]

wow I have known about this for Months since febuary I think so your kinda late.

 

[Gahars]

wow I have known about this for Months since febuary I think so your kinda late.

It seems like the majority of people hadn't heard about it, so it seems that this news (whenever it was announced) had been seriously under reported.

 

[philip11]

wow I have known about this for Months since febuary I think so your kinda late.

It seems like the majority of people hadn't heard about it, so it seems that this news (whenever it was announced) had been seriously under reported.

My dads a microbiologist so that could have something to do with it.

 

[alidsl]

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.

we are gods in the sense that we can bring back species from extinction thats god like no longer will exticion mark the end of species on the planet

But we exist, therefore we aren't gods

 

[Valwin]

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.

we are gods in the sense that we can bring back species from extinction thats god like no longer will exticion mark the end of species on the planet

But we exist, therefore we aren't gods

:3 i mean gods in the sense of mythology as a creature that creates life or bring back stuff from the death

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

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.

we are gods in the sense that we can bring back species from extinction thats god like no longer will exticion mark the end of species on the planet

But we exist, therefore we aren't gods

:3 i mean gods in the sense of mythology as a creature that creates life or bring back stuff from the death

Stop right there.

We aren't gods. A god is a supernatural being conceived as being perfect and the creator of life. We aren't creating life, we are manipulating it. We aren't making a new form of life, we are changing a current form by introducing foreign DNA to a nuclei.

 

[Valwin]

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.

we are gods in the sense that we can bring back species from extinction thats god like no longer will exticion mark the end of species on the planet

But we exist, therefore we aren't gods

:3 i mean gods in the sense of mythology as a creature that creates life or bring back stuff from the death

Stop right there.

We aren't gods. A god is a supernatural being conceived as being perfect and the creator of life. We aren't creating life, we are manipulating it. We aren't making a new form of life, we are changing a current form by introducing foreign DNA to a nuclei.

>:| depends on what god your talking about geez also nothing is perfect been perfect is impossible

 

[nando]

i better not catch it eating my lawn!!!

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

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.

we are gods in the sense that we can bring back species from extinction thats god like no longer will exticion mark the end of species on the planet

But we exist, therefore we aren't gods

:3 i mean gods in the sense of mythology as a creature that creates life or bring back stuff from the death

Stop right there.

We aren't gods. A god is a supernatural being conceived as being perfect and the creator of life. We aren't creating life, we are manipulating it. We aren't making a new form of life, we are changing a current form by introducing foreign DNA to a nuclei.

>:| depends on what god your talking about geez also nothing is perfect been perfect is impossible

No, no it doesn't. All gods in any given religion are considered perfect beings unless rendered imperfect by another god. Just stop your argument now before this thread closes.

 

[Valwin]

also i few years back i hear they were try to do the same to another animal the
Thylacine

 

[AlanJohn]

This is the plot of Ice Age 5.

 

[RikuCrafter]

Wooo!!
I love Mammoths

 

[Nalmontes]

Hooray for Science!