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This isn't the Wooly Mammoth. My impression is we already have the same species of Redwoods living today, they just need a lot more years of growth to reach su
by newnewpdro 8y ago
This isn't the Wooly Mammoth. My impression is we already have the same species of Redwoods living today, they just need a lot more years of growth to reach such epic proportions.
Am I missing something?
- Cthulhu_ 8y agoI wonder the same; did they 'clone' the tree, or just propagate the saplings? I think the latter is a lot more believable and less clickbait.
- thaumasiotes 8y agoThe article specifies that they took cuttings, a pretty ancient technology. But the fact that the technology is old doesn't mean it's not cloning. Plants are easy to clone.
- stochastic_monk 8y agoIt says “DNA” and “genetic material”, while also talking about finding living tissue and growing from it. I think the presentation is either misleading or confusing.
- wil421 8y agoIt’s a tissue culture. The result is an exact clone of the tissue doner. They didn’t get Dino DNA from amber but a clones a clone. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_tissue_culture https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_tissue_culture
- stochastic_monk 8y agoThank you, though I do understand. I’m saying that the article’s repeated mention of DNA is misleading, since it’s not being directly used by humans.