Woolly Mammoth de-extinction project underway in Dallas
Woolly Mammoth de-extinction project underway in Dallas
In a historic building in Deep Ellum, a colossal effort is underway to bring some of the most famously extinct animals back to life.
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“As it turns out the woolly mammoth and Asian elephant are 99.6% gnomically similar,” said James.
That is still further apart genetically than humans and the other two chimp species, so it is still a massive gap to bridge.
Asian elephants are also endangered, wouldn't it be better to ensure their survival than to spend money on this boondoggle?
15 0 ReplyWhy not both?
4 0 ReplyIs anyone proposing both?
This feels like a publicity stunt at best. Why de-extinct something at all, especially something with no current ecological niche?
4 0 ReplyNot too mention, de-extincting something that is from a much colder point of history while we are heating up the planet.
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I have to admit that "gnomical" does not make me think of genomes.
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