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Think about what it would mean to endeavor into project of reviving an extinct species. Not a bacteria or some worm, but one of the most complex organisms as ta
by restalis 4y ago
Think about what it would mean to endeavor into project of reviving an extinct species. Not a bacteria or some worm, but one of the most complex organisms as target. This by all accounts is a monumental task, never-done-before kind of stuff, expect development of pioneering bio-engineering technology in there and billions worth of tried-and-true expertise gained in the process. Then open your eyes and look again how you are being told, with a straight face, "we're doing it for... Dodo", don't rise an eyebrow now. Well, this, more than anything, looks like a master piece of project's public image grooming to me. If I would ever plan to develop daring things that may scare people, and I'd also want to find ways to avoid the costs required for total secrecy, I'd remember Dodo, alright.
- taejavu 4y agoWell, I for one am interested in eating a dodo. I think the current lineup of poultry would benefit from an additional option.
- geuis 4y agoIf I remember correctly, this is partly why they went extinct. Combined with them not seeing humans as predators, they tasted pretty good.
- hypertele-Xii 4y agoSaving it from extinction for an eternity of torture and slaughter, nice.
- _tom_ 4y agoDodo is a recent extinction, so probably easier to do (like mammoth and tiger) and reasonably well know. It makes sense. Criticizing is easy: what would you pick that is better?
- markdown 4y agoMammoths were frozen whole in ice. Dodos died in the tropics. Big difference.
- culi 4y agoA nicobar pigeon egg takes 30 days to hatch. An elephant stays pregnant for 22 months 2 years to see if your experiment was successful vs 30 days.
- kevinmchugh 4y agoAlso it must be much easier to incubate eggs vs implanting an embryo in a living elephant
- tptacek 4y agoI don't think splicing dodo genes into pigeons is quite the scientific and engineering moon shot that you think it is. It would be a very big deal. It would not be the precursor to the genepocolypse. Biochem and MCB undergrads do cloning experiments.