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42 sats \ 8 replies \ @Undisciplined 18 Feb \ on: Should science try to revive extinct creatures? AskSN
Hell yeah, they should. I want to go on mammoth rides.
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34 sats \ 7 replies \ @Aardvark OP 18 Feb
We've dug up frozen mammoths, it should be possible...
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72 sats \ 2 replies \ @OneOneSeven 18 Feb
Bring them all back.
WE ARE GOING TO MAKE....MEGAFAUNA...GREAT....AGAIN (BELIEVE ME)
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29 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 18 Feb
I'm not sure we have preserved DNA of the non-Arctic animals.
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24 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark OP 18 Feb
We had lions? Dude absolutely bring those back! We need them to keep the camel population in check.
Literally nothing could go wrong.
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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 18 Feb
I remember reading about a project to bring mammoths back at UAF several decades ago. It's definitely in the works. The idea is to insert the intact mammoth DNA into elephant embryos. Basically, use the genetic differences we now know about to mutate elephants into mammoths.
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark OP 18 Feb
Chop fucking chop science. I want to eat a pterodactyl wing.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Msd0457890 18 Feb
I love your emotion.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Msd0457890 18 Feb
sounds interesting
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