De-Extinction

[CDGator]

• Colossal's scientists are working to recreate the woolly mammoth genome
• If successful, they would use Asian elephants as surrogate mothers
• The company plans to monetize some of the technologies it develops in the process

 

[CDGator]

If I could de-extinct (is that a real word?) an animal, I’m pretty certain I wouldn’t start with the wooly mammoth.


What would you choose?

 

[TheDouglas78]

didn't we see this story before in Jarassic Park

 

[CDGator]

 

[g8r.tom]

why?

 

[Gatordiddy]

If I could de-extinct (is that a real word?) an animal, I’m pretty certain I wouldn’t start with the wooly mammoth.


What would you choose?

Probably my Dad

 

[AugustaGator]

why?

Hubris

 

[cover2]

If I could de-extinct (is that a real word?) an animal, I’m pretty certain I wouldn’t start with the wooly mammoth.


What would you choose?

The Passenger Pigeon was hunted/shot to extinction. I’d vote for them being on the de-extinction list. I know dogs aren’t extinct, but if I were granted leeway, I’d love to have my three labs, Deuce, Chief, and Sally back.

 

[CDGator]

why?

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

 

[Zambo]

 

[Gatordiddy]

#STEM

 

[TLB]

I heard a radio interview a few months back with these guys. The question was, as pointed out above, why? Just because we can doesn't mean we should. Yes there were commercial reasons, but 90% of their answer came back to restoring the environment, undoing the damage mankind has done over the eons. I'm not going to judge their motivations, and I have near zero doubt of their ability to follow thru. My focus is on what the impact may be - good (as they intend) and bad (as they may not aniticipate).

FYI, it's not just the Woolly Mammoth they are targetting right now. Their current species list targets 3 animals (more explanation on each here) - Woolly Mammoth (as elephants are still close enough to be used for insemination), Tasmanian Tiger, and the Dodo bird. There are others further out on the plan, and they point to other species being brought back prior to this effort (Florida Panther, Black Footed Ferret, American Bison).

 

[bradgator2]

If I had the technology.... I am going full Weird Science

 

[Nalt]

Saber tooth tigers.

 

[B52G8rAC]

Saber tooth tigers.

And loose them in urban environs. You know. D.C., Atlanta, Frisco, LA. New York City.

 

[Nalt]

And loose them in urban environs. You know. D.C., Atlanta, Frisco, LA. New York City.

Right, places with strong anti-gun laws...(not counting Atlanta)...

 

[LaylaGator]

Right, places with strong anti-gun laws...(not counting Atlanta)...

Places where they let the violent criminals roam free.

 

[Nalt]

Places where they let the violent criminals roam free.

They should seal off cities like L.A., D.C. etc. and release the Saber tooths inside then use the leftist politicians and violent criminals do the whole "Running Man" thing. If they can survive for say, a month or 60 then they will have earned their freedoms...

 

[CDGator]

If I had the technology.... I am going full Weird Science

 

[I Have No Friends :(]

didn't we see this story before in Jarassic Park