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Woolly mammoth on verge of resurrection, scientists reveal
UK Guardian ^
| February 16, 2017
| Hannah Devlin
Posted on 02/16/2017 11:16:20 AM PST by C19fan
The woolly mammoth vanished from the Earth 4,000 years ago, but now scientists say they are on the brink of resurrecting the ancient beast in a revised form, through an ambitious feat of genetic engineering.
Speaking ahead of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston this week, the scientist leading the de-extinction effort said the Harvard team is just two years away from creating a hybrid embryo, in which mammoth traits would be programmed into an Asian elephant.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: cloning; mammoth; mammoths
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To: central_va
It will take days to cook one low and slow, I’ll need a bigger grill!
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:32:37 AM PST
by
Gamecock
To: EvilCapitalist
I didn't figure that you'd see through his disguise ...
... here he is without all of the makeup ...
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:33:03 AM PST
by
BlueLancer
(Ex Scientia Tridens)
To: Vaquero
I want oneI'm holding out for a raptor
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:33:22 AM PST
by
grania
To: Gamecock
We’re gonna need a lot of BBQ sauce.
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:34:50 AM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: C19fan
It’s not a question of if these scientist can resurrect the Woolley Mammoth.The question is should they do it?and where does it stop?
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:35:11 AM PST
by
puppypusher
( The World is going to the dogs.)
To: Vaquero
I would prefer one in a chihuahua size.
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:35:53 AM PST
by
kaktuskid
(And)
To: C19fan
Start of a horror movie in 3...2...1...
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:36:05 AM PST
by
JimRed
( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: central_va; Gamecock
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:41:10 AM PST
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: C19fan
What could possibly go wrong?
Okay, the mammoth has immunity to a common flu bug, the flu bug evolves to overcome the mammoth’s immunity, and at the same time it develops resistance to the human immunity, BAM! 20,000,000 people die.
But it is cool, and is worth messing with.
To: C19fan
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02/16/2017 11:46:40 AM PST
by
Bob434
To: Born to Conserve
Aids originated in monkeys. Who knows what Mammoths had.
To: Born to Conserve
Not if we wash our hands before we eat.
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:47:33 AM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: C19fan
Bring back the Thylacine and Passenger Pigeon and Dodo!!!!
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:48:30 AM PST
by
qam1
(There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
To: C19fan
I read about them. Those mammoths shrunk over time to survive.
What was the small version called? The word Mammoth is often used as a substitute for Big.
Mammette?
Besides, they've tried to clone a Mammoth for over 30 years now.
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:51:14 AM PST
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: Vaquero
I'm still on the waiting list for my mini giraffe.
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:52:20 AM PST
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: central_va
But do they taste good? Coming soon. Mammoth Burger.
To: C19fan
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posted on
02/16/2017 11:55:33 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: C19fan
We don’t need more wooly mammoths, we need more empty headed big boobed blondes. Where are their priorities.
To: C19fan
So, how are they going to create a diverse enough gene pool to sustain, the breed?
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posted on
02/16/2017 12:00:26 PM PST
by
Little Ray
(Freedom Before Security!)
To: FreedomPoster
"I'm still on the waiting list for my mini giraffe."
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02/16/2017 12:00:37 PM PST
by
BlueLancer
(Ex Scientia Tridens)
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