Sunday, February 19, 2023

The Ice Age returns in 4 years?

 

This post is not about climate change.  It's about genetic engineering.

A lab team thinks that they can rebreed the woolly mammoth back into existence in 4 years.  Seriously.


Scientists Are Reincarnating the Woolly Mammoth to Return in 4 Years


"The long-dead woolly mammoth will make its return from extinction by 2027, says Colossal, the biotech company actively working to reincarnate the ancient beast.

Last year, the Dallas-based firm scored an additional $60 million in funding to continue the, well, mammoth gene-editing work it started in 2021. If successful, not only will Colossal bring back an extinct species—one the company dubs a cold-resistant elephant—but it will also reintroduce the woolly mammoth to the same ecosystem in which it once lived in an effort to fight climate change, according to a recent Medium post."
So,

A.  I'll believe it when I see it.
B.  I hope, if it can really be done, I get a chance to see it.
C.  I'm not sure if it's a good idea, though.


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