Thursday, 12 May 2022

Why ‘De-Extinction’ Is Impossible (But Could Work Anyway)

quote [ Several projects are aiming to bring back mammoths and other species that have vanished from the planet. Whether that’s technically possible is beside the point. ]

De-extinction is our new reality
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@12:29pmGMT]

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cb361 said @ 5:46pm GMT on 12th May [Score:1 Funny]
Man-moths?
mechanical contrivance said @ 8:14pm GMT on 12th May
Manmoth or Astro-Manmoth?
slaytanik said @ 9:34am GMT on 16th May
"I pictured just a little man head ... he was just a bit shocked. A little man, just bumping into a lamp"
cb361 said[1] @ 7:59pm GMT on 16th May [Score:1 Good]
steele said @ 4:52pm GMT on 12th May
Mammoth-elephant hybrids could be relocated to places such as Pleistocene Park, a large area of tundra in Russia where scientists are trying to restore the much more biodiverse and climate-friendly grasslands ecosystem it once was, when large grazers including mammoths populated the area. By trampling the soil and allowing cold air to seep in, the mammoth hybrids could in theory slow the melting of permafrost and the release of greenhouse gases that are warming the globe.

They've been talking about doing this for years now. This is one of the many Hail Maries that's supposed save us from the worst case scenario. Lol.

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