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Post by BlackMalachite on Feb 19, 2016 2:31:57 GMT -8
Where do you side with this ever expanding field of knowledge?
The first technically "successful" attempt was when the Pyrenean Ibex was revived (even though it only lived for seven minutes)
Now a Mammoth is currently being revived (or at least efforts to implant one are), and there are talks of bringing back the Neanderthal as well.
Personally, I think it's the next step in order to bring us closer to a global understanding of life as a whole.
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Post by Chirou on Feb 20, 2016 12:07:09 GMT -8
Well, Many things won't survive long enough to become "de-extinct" because the environment they lived in was pure, and the environment we live in is full of viruses and diseases (in which we have immunity) which they cannot fight against, Each time they try, It'll be a waste of time and resources because of the one environmental factor.
When they was around the air had less carbon and more oxygen, Where we are there more carbon and less oxygen.
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Post by BlackMalachite on Feb 20, 2016 12:11:23 GMT -8
Well, Many things won't survive long enough to become "de-extinct" because the environment they lived in was pure, and the environment we live in is full of viruses and diseases (in which we have immunity) which they cannot fight against, Each time they try, It'll be a waste of time and resources because of the one environmental factor. When they was around the air had less carbon and more oxygen, Where we are there more carbon and less oxygen. This is true; but this could be counteracted through selective breeding. If that was the case, then it wouldn't be a pure "de-extinction" but the creation of a hybrid in which the base genetic traits previously locked away would be unlocked. |
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Post by Chirou on Feb 20, 2016 12:13:24 GMT -8
Well, Many things won't survive long enough to become "de-extinct" because the environment they lived in was pure, and the environment we live in is full of viruses and diseases (in which we have immunity) which they cannot fight against, Each time they try, It'll be a waste of time and resources because of the one environmental factor. When they was around the air had less carbon and more oxygen, Where we are there more carbon and less oxygen. This is true; but this could be counteracted through selective breeding. If that was the case, then it wouldn't be a pure "de-extinction" but the creation of a hybrid in which the base genetic traits previously locked away would be unlocked. Then it wouldn't be de-extinction due to the fact of selective breeding, They simply couldn't be classed as the same species as it was back then |
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Post by BlackMalachite on Feb 20, 2016 12:16:30 GMT -8
This is true; but this could be counteracted through selective breeding. If that was the case, then it wouldn't be a pure "de-extinction" but the creation of a hybrid in which the base genetic traits previously locked away would be unlocked. Then it wouldn't be de-extinction due to the fact of selective breeding, They simply couldn't be classed as the same species as it was back then This is true. But what about a species who could potentially survive in the new environment; a somewhat controversial one, the Neanderthal? The scientific benefits would be stupendous and we would get an understanding about where we came from. |
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Post by Chirou on Feb 21, 2016 0:54:19 GMT -8
If they could survive, remember the predators we have, Such as polar bears and such, All it would do it feed whatever is on the top of the food chain.
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Post by BlackMalachite on Feb 22, 2016 1:30:25 GMT -8
If they could survive, remember the predators we have, Such as polar bears and such, All it would do it feed whatever is on the top of the food chain. Realistically a neanderthal would be super well cared for |
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Post by Chirou on Feb 22, 2016 1:37:43 GMT -8
So they're just going to revive some bones and stick it in an enclosure to conduct experiments on it?
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Post by BlackMalachite on Feb 22, 2016 17:16:49 GMT -8
So they're just going to revive some bones and stick it in an enclosure to conduct experiments on it? A Neanderthal is of higher intelligence and potentially human intelligence. The experiment is sponsored by George Church of Harvard University. It wouldn't be enclosed, it would be living an upper class life with every creature comfort one could ask for. |
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