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I'm a little but confused by the nature of how further research/experimentation will proceed. Namely why the rights to clone were sold after the discovery. Pre
by loupeabody 13y ago
I'm a little but confused by the nature of how further research/experimentation will proceed. Namely why the rights to clone were sold after the discovery.
Presumably, given how radical this discovery is, the opportunity to clone an extinct species would be given to the most capable scientific institution on the planet, not for the highest bidder... Maybe the South Koreans qualify as the most capable, I don't really know. Or perhaps my vision of the international science community is just naive.
- bionsuba 13y agoThey were sold because that body belonged to someone (or some group) due to it being on their property. One cannot just go on somebody's property and take whatever they find and give it to anyone else in the name of "scientific discovery".
- loupeabody 13y agoNo, I get that, sorry if I didn't make my understanding clear. I had just previously assumed that discoveries of this magnitude are treated with a degree of import that supersedes commercial interest. I don't find it unethical or anything like that. As you say, it's their property. After reading this [0], found from an above comment, it's clear that cloning endeavors are generally private initiatives. In my mind, this discovery was similar to unearthing ruins or something, but nothing's sacred [1]. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrenean_ibex#Cloning_project http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrenean_ibex#Cloning_project [1] http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/ http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-d...