Harvard-led woolly mammoth de-extinction project gets closer to reality

[jeff of pa]

Friday, Feb. 17, 2017.The wooly mammoth went extinct 4,000 years ago, but one scientist wants to bring it back. Harvard geneticist Dr. George Church wants to engineer a mammoth-like animal capable of surviving in colder climates.

Speaking ahead of the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Boston this week, Church, the scientist leading the “de-extinction” effort, told the Guardian 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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[sprailroad]

Kind of like a Jurassic Park, and we all know how that ended.

 

[kcm]

That'd be great if they could make it happen. Gettin' kinda tired of this Polar Bear rug -- might be time to get a Woolly Mammoth rug instead!

 

[jeff of pa]

That'd be great if they could make it happen. Gettin' kinda tired of this Polar Bear rug -- might be time to get a Woolly Mammoth rug instead!

I'd definitely be interested in a Mammoth Burger

The name would also work for a Fast Food Joint

 

[jeff of pa]

Kind of like a Jurassic Park, and we all know how that ended.

? a Gigantic BBQ ?

 

[kcm]

Woolly Sauce anyone??!??!?? Don't forget your Mammoth Beer!


Warning: Go easy on the Woolly Sauce. You might wake up the next day with Woolly breath!!

 

[boogeyman]

Friday, Feb. 17, 2017.The wooly mammoth went extinct 4,000 years ago, but one scientist wants to bring it back. Harvard geneticist Dr. George Church wants to engineer a mammoth-like animal capable of surviving in colder climates.

Speaking ahead of the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Boston this week, Church, the scientist leading the “de-extinction” effort, told the Guardian 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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Scientists Say They Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths Within Two Years - History in the Headlines



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Just gotta say it! What could go wrong? And I have to ask, who's gonna feed the darned things? We all know if they make one they won't be happy till they've made a thousand!

 

[kcm]

...And what happens if the one they happen to resurrect turns out to be a ravenous meat eater??

 

[kcm]

...That's another thing. In Jeff's post, it states this: "Harvard geneticist Dr. George Church wants to engineer a mammoth-like animal capable of surviving in colder climates." ..Excuse my ignorance, but this guy is from Harvard. Has he not heard about the Global Warming disaster that's upon us??!??

 

[jeff of pa]

...And what happens if the one they happen to resurrect turns out to be a ravenous meat eater??

My suggestion would be Political so I can't answer that

 

[boogeyman]

I'd definitely be interested in a Mammoth Burger

The name would also work for a Fast Food Joint

Only problem with that idea is it's been in the freezer too long............

 

[jeff of pa]

Only problem with that idea is it's been in the freezer too long............

Yea it would have to be a Fresh de-extincted Model they Hacked a piece Off



Now I'm getting Me Hungry

 

[AlienLifeForm]

I think its bad ju-ju to go messing with things like that - they went extinct for a reason. They were cool looking beasts though.