Scientists inch forward in efforts to resurrect an extinct giant
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“We’ve come a long way. Mammoth DNA quality is almost as good as the elephant and both of them are almost as good as (DNA extracted from) humans,” Church said.
Church and Hysolli didn’t say exactly how many genetic changes they expect to make to Asian elephant DNA to make a creature that resembles a mammoth capable of withstanding Arctic temperatures. The geneticists also want to engineer a mammoth with no tusks, so the animals don’t fall prey to poachers.
Church, who has been at the forefront of work to genetically engineer pigs with organs compatible with the human body for transplants, said it is possible to make 69 edits at one time in pigs. The number of modifications needed to make an Asian elephant resistant to the cold would be broadly similar, he said.
Woolly Mammoth
Woolly Mammoth
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Re: Woolly Mammoth
Ei minua haittaisi, jos mammutti kehitettäisiin uudestaan. Niin nuori laji oli, ei mikään dino.
Tuollainen puolestani voisi marssia vaikka Lapissa...?!
Tuollainen puolestani voisi marssia vaikka Lapissa...?!
Re: Woolly Mammoth
Kyllä Rex puutarhassa pitää omenavarkaat paremmin poissa kuin mammutti. Voi mammuttikin olla äkäinen. Mutta kun Rex puraisee taitaa varas olla kahtia.
Lammikoihin voisi laittaa jotain toista lajia piristämään uimareiden päivää. Kun räpylät vilahtavat pinnalla ja näkyy pahan näköinen hammasrivistö siinä 100 metriä menee uiden ennätysaikaan.
-"Being sane while your are insane is most difficult thing to do."