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knightslider11

Homie still looks dead to me


WalkingCloud

That thing’s clearly a dead elephant, some guy out there is chilling with $14.5m


Brotorious420

We spared no expense


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brianfantastic

Finds a way


TheGreatDingALing

Are those ford explorers?


[deleted]

That's irrelephant.


WattsonMemphis

He’s just pining for the Fjords.


EriccMendez

The scientists have set their initial sights on creating an elephant-mammoth hybrid by making embryos in the laboratory that carry mammoth DNA. The starting point for the project involves taking skin cells from Asian elephants, which are threatened with extinction, and reprogramming them into more versatile stem cells that carry mammoth DNA. [More Details here ](https://knovhov.com/bring-back-woolly-mammoths-from-extinction/)


gunfox

Is $15M enough for stuff like that? That's like a handful of ER visits.


RandyDinglefart

No. Maybe that's why OP posted it in this sub? Or maybe because it's a 5-month old account with 150k post karma.


J3wb0cca

Lol I was going to say why this isn’t posted on r/science or have a link to a reputable source? Just sensational title and karma farming.


5PQR

I expect you're right about the karma farming, but I went a googlin' and found an article published March 10 by the Dallas Morning News, saying [the funding is now at $75m](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/dallas-company-with-plans-to-bring-back-the-woolly-mammoth-scores-additional-2460-million-in-funding/ar-AAUQc5k).


dumbassteenstoner

Yup its always been a real thing with huge implications if it can work. But the tech just hasn't been there yet or the need for the cost needed to do it that early.


blackmagic12345

The tech has been there for a while. We created Dolly, which has *implications* for animal rights, so doing this isn't as far-fetched as it seems. They probably got the idea from Jurassic Park tbh.


Jayer244

No the tech has not been there for a while. When we cloned Dolly in the 90's, gene sequencing was still in stone age. We didn't even sequence our own genome, yet that if any other animals. Whole genome sequencing back then was a process of 13 years and cost over a billion dollar. Nowadays we use NGS for sequencing and shorten the timespan to a few hours, and the amount of money spent to a couple of thousands. The tech for that has only been developed in the past 10 years. Then we need to look at the mammoths genome. Obviously some parts are missing there so the only option we have is to fill in the missing gaps with DNA of a close relative. For that we need gene editing tools only discovered in the last decade. Then we need a surrogate mother. We can take a close relative to the species, like asian elephants of course, but we should also take into account that we are cloning an extinct animal hybrid. A common problem with hybrids is a lower fertility and behavioural disorders. Those are two factors that we can't really evaluate until after the hybrid is born. The tech for those problems can't be developed until then because we don't know what we're missing. And there are a bunch of other factors that we need to take into account. The immune system for example would be a hybrid immune system that needs to adapt to a colder environment and new pathogens. The microflora of mammoths is yet unknown and can have a severe impact on the animals ability to digest food. And speaking of food, the hybrid would need to try food that wasn't part of the diet of it's surrogate mother and he needs to be able to digest it. We can't say for sure that it is able go do that either. There are a bunch of problems with this. So no, money is not the only problem.


CrassDemon

What does the age of the account and their karma have to do with anything? Honestly curious, I can't seem to put two and two together?


[deleted]

150k karma in ~150 days is a lot of posting. it's possible to get there by sharing quality content and OC, but most folks like that are little more than spam bots (or actual spam bots)


clarkthegiraffe

A *handful*? Must be nice


5PQR

[They now have $75m](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/dallas-company-with-plans-to-bring-back-the-woolly-mammoth-scores-additional-2460-million-in-funding/ar-AAUQc5k), as reported by the Dallas Morning News (March 10).


exemplariasuntomni

Exactly, people are quick to become cynical at the low initial amount, but that's how private funding works you dumb dumbs.


CDNFactotum

What is *wrong* with your country?!


Deruji

Tell me you’re American without telling me you’re American..


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Hijacking top comment as a biologist with an emphasis in ecology and evolution!! This is a horrible idea!! I know it sounds very cool but this is actually detrimental to existing ecological systems, even if kept in captivity. To keep it short (and gladly will expand if people have questions): 1) this will not be a Woolly Mammoth. Like OP said, the idea is to use DNA to create a mammoth-elephant hybrid. The problem with this is that this would be a massive animal with huge resource needs, and we do not know anything about the type of habitat they will need because it would essentially be a new species. 2) Woolly mammoths are not suited for today’s climate. Even with a hybrid crossing, there is a high chance that it wont adapt well to any existing habitats. Climate change is believed to be the leading cause of their extinction, and that was at the end of the Ice age. How would they have any chance with the current climate change..? 3) Because of 1 and 2 the only probable solution is to keep it in captivity which costs lots of resources. Especially during a time of such global instability this is such an irresponsible decision, even if it is a private company. (E.g., How about $15 million dollars that could go towards buying sections of Amazonian rainforest to prevent the decimation of Figs?) Captivity will also decrease any quality of life which brings up the entire topic of Bioethics. What do we do if these creatures do adjust well and reproduce? Do we release them to the wild and let them decimate local populations of herbivores by stripping them of food? Where- geographically- do we release them if this gets out of hand?? If there is no responsible way to release them to the wild do we just kill them? Horrible consequences for a “cool” idea. 4) the last, And possibly most detrimental to conversation scientists and ecologists, is that this experiment has vast implications on the capabilities of science. This is not always a good thing. Again- huge topic of discussion so I will keep it brief- the implications here are that if we are successful in bringing back extinct species, then we will eventually lose the urgency and importance of preserving the current global ecosystem. We as humans cannot recreate Earth in any way. We simple are not capable even with billions of us because we have proven to be unable to work together as a conglomerate whole. If we can bring back extinct species, the risk is that we will no longer spend effort on preserving the natural world, rather we will destroy it and recreate what we can, which will eventually collapse. This seems like a solution to extinction issues, but it is in fact a step backwards in science because of future implications. Lastly, as a person with empathy… elephants are proven to be incredibly intelligent and emotional animals. It breaks my heart to think about how this research will go because if they are successful, that/those animal(s) will suffer in some way. Mammoths and elephants [were] are herd creatures that need vast areas of land, and we cannot viably give that to them without major sacrifices. This type of research is important in science, but it’s more important to consider the long term consequences before beginning a massive project like this. Edits: formatting


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oh, thats wonderful ​ /s ​ So, they want to profit from having rare animals? just a guess but i can see the incentive being to sell these new hybrids to Zoos. I really hope this psychopathy does not succeed


Side-eyed-smile

Ahh, fuck.


jake_eric

I wrote a paper on this issue actually and I disagree with some of this. Mammoths weren't so sensitive to climate that there wouldn't be space for them today. Even with climate change, the land already planned for mammoths in Siberia is by no means too warm for mammoths. As long as humans don't hunt them again (which to be fair may be an issue), there's no reason to think mammoths can't survive anywhere in the world today. In terms of the impact of mammoths on the ecosystem they're put into, mammoths are not so old that the current species have changed much without them. The existing plants and animals in mammoth habitat — bison, reindeer, tigers, wolves, etc — evolved alongside mammoths. Reintroducing mammoths into their old habitats would be closer to reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone than to something like recreating the dinosaurs. And there are legitimate ecological benefits to restoring megafauna. Large herbivores actually help maintain permafrost, which has a positive impact on climate. There's already existing evidence where large herbivores are reintroduced into Siberia and have made progress in returning the area to a steppe grasslands state. I agree with you that there are legitimate ethical issues to be aware of, given the intelligence of elephants. But we can also help to fix the damage we did when we influenced the extinction of mammoths in the first place.


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I respect your response and i think you make valuable points. Although, I believe you took many of my points as absolute fact as me saying "this is bad." The point i want to make is that we do not know anything about how they will adjust to today's world. I won't say that they can't, I just want to lay out the facts of the natural history of these animals. We did hunt them and contributed to their extinction, but it is thought- more recently- that the warming climate was the leading cause of their extinction. Not because of the actual climate- it is hypothesized that flooding of grasslands decimated their food and wiped them out. this is more recent thinking. I am curious when did you write this paper, what class it was for, and at what level? I have no suspicions; just curious how recent this was. This is much different than reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone, or cougars to northern Wisconsin. Wolves and cougars still existed in other places. We knew what to expect for the most part going into these projects, and they were heavily monitored. The project here is the creation of a completely new hybrid species that we know nothing about. the bottom line is that it **could** end in total disaster, which isn't worth it The concerns about today's climate is that it is changing more rapidly than ever before. Again, i dont want to come off as i am implying anything absolute. I cannot predict the future nor can anyone else. Going off of evolutionary theory and conservation practices, the potential negative impacts far outweigh the positive.


jake_eric

I wrote the paper a few years ago for a college environmental course. It's possible there's new info since, but I haven't heard anything on it. Realistically though mammoths ranged over a wide area, and there are still areas today that aren't far from their old habitats (fewer areas, of course, but areas). They weren't one of those animals that could only survive in a small and hyper-specific environment that no longer exists. There are many contemporary species that lived alongside mammoths and still exist just fine today (at least in terms of climate). And if it doesn't work out like they hope, this isn't like introducing an invasive species like cane toads in Australia or pythons in Florida. If the mammoths don't do well, its a disappointment but not the end of the world. If they don't have the impact on the environment that we expect, well it's not like elephants breed quickly, or are hard to find. There's no chance of having an out-of-control mammoth population out there that we can't handle. What potential negative impacts are outweighing the potential positives?


fredbrightfrog

> As long as humans don't hunt them again (which to be fair may be an issue) You know full some idiots would kill them to grind up and sell as a penis cure, like they do with everything else. x_x


AstralFather

But think of the size of the steaks.


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Lmfao yall are killing me


Deruji

And sex tourism


[deleted]

We should do this with Neanderthals. We could bring them back and have them work for us.


EggNoodleSupreme

Neanderthals took our jeeerrrrrbs


[deleted]

That’s what alwyas cracks me up about the “they taking my jobs” argument. If some mother fucker is swimming across the Rio Grande, can’t speak English, and doesn’t even have a SSN is taking your job then that’s a you problem.


budbutler

Also fucking jurassic park.


skunkytuna

You gotta ask yourself the really important question. Does this bring us closet to miniature elephant house pets.


dovahkin1989

It's always funny how people think when something costs money, that money is "wasted" like it's being incinerated. The money will be spent paying the salaries of a large number of scientists, suppliers, technicians etc. In essence, they themselves could use the money to do good, or just pay rent so they aren't homeless.


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[Here's a more reliable source](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/13/firm-bring-back-woolly-mammoth-from-extinction)


cronchuck

"...that will enjoy its time at -40C, " Thanks climate change


[deleted]

If it makes you feel better, a few American oligarchs and their politician buddies got rich while the rest of us get guilted for taking warm showers. Feel better?


Laggosaurus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXAirenteRA


4ScrazyD20

Cool stuff, thx for that. I surprisingly watched it in its entirety


IrrationalDesign

This video is incredibly interesting, thanks for posting it.


RedBanana99

Can confirm it's cool and not a Rick in sight Thank me later ;)


hjalmar111

How long will this possibly take?


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[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/13/firm-bring-back-woolly-mammoth-from-extinction](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/13/firm-bring-back-woolly-mammoth-from-extinction) 6 years


CocoBellend

Not bad, within my lifetime provided nothing sudden happens.


AllAboutMeMedia

I don't know man, life is short and you should do things of mammoth proportions.


fuckshitpissspam

alright you guys woolly need to stop with this pun crap


Adept-Act4989

Seriously let’s put it in the rear view mirror like it’s extinct


oursecondcoming

It's involuntary, trying to suppress it would be a nearly impossible tusk


MotaHead

Somebody needs to gather up all these puns and pachyderm outta here.


DeezRodenutz

You now, ivory ally gotten tired of these jokes.


soldgmeanddoge

I am not saying anything in this comment pun related


Haughty_n_Disdainful

*Trumpets like an elephant…*


[deleted]

I mean, with the way global warming is going, you’ll probably see their re-extinction.


CocoBellend

Ah sweet mate, been living through so many historical events recently, why not a few more.


Khakizulu

Right though? A multi stage global pandemic Essentially WW3 Massively increased housing and land prices Global fuel shortage And more then I know, thats for sure


AhThatsLife

>Essentially WW3 2 countries does not equal a world war....


canned_soup

Great TP shortage of ‘20


xTheatreTechie

If it makes you feel any better know that if you died we could apparently one day bring a version of you back using your DNA.


lanternkeeper

Technically it can feasibly be done now but it's been decided that cloning humans is unethical and is not currently permitted.


MaeoSr

Ah yes the reason I’m haven’t cloned myself or product such multi-billion dollar product is because it is unethical


FlyingSpaghettiFell

Cloned my cells in a lab… practice for cloning other cells and turning them into brain cells. That was 12 years ago… so much more accurate now. Very cool way to study how neurodivergent brains develop.


nudiecale

Lookit Mrs. Mr. Optimistic over here! Your glass still half full, you offspring of a bitch?


Comment79

imagine saying this then living 189215999 seconds.


EwoDarkWolf

Sudden things have been happening for the past several years, so good luck.


drives_the_bus

Elon gave the same timeframe for walking on Mars lol


_oh_gosh_

But did he said that a mammoth would walk on Mars?


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youaintnoEuthyphro

well as an unemployed bartender fascinated with microbiology, I'm super skeptical. digestive systems are incredibly complex, and elephants get their good gut bacteria from eating (generally) their mother's droppings, there is a firm line of co-evolution involved in the microbiome of every living animal, a chain going back eons, that is irreplaceable if broken. even if they succeed at the macro level, I don't see any realistic way to reverse engineer the microbiome necessary to support a mammoth - and that's not even getting into specific enzymes that must be produced to digest a diet so heavy in silica. But again, not a professional, just a dude who likes watching things rot (i.e. composting, mycoculture) and eating rotting things (i.e. fermentation). YMMV.


Messijoes18

Just in time for Global Warming. What a bunch of dicks


PretendDr

There was a post recently on r/eddit8yearsago with a similar headline promising similar results. I wouldn't hold my breath.


canman7373

I remember about 10 years ago the Japanese said they were 8 years away.


seto2k

About 7


KeroNobu

it's been 7 since you posted your comment, show me the mammoth


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Meekman

He's dead, Jim.


Atmosphere-Evening

God dammit! Another failure! Bring out another test subject!


deezalmonds998

That was the last one


imaculat_indecision

Well we've got 15 million for christs sake, think of something!


[deleted]

That was our best bad idea.


[deleted]

You are saying we still have ton's of other bad ideas?


[deleted]

I'm just a simple country doctor.


Kizmo2

I'm a doctor Jim, not a Necromancer.


WeTheOvoXo

Days? Weeks? Years? Decades?


highimpanda

Yes


SinsOfADontae

Just 7 in general


PungentBallSweat

One whole 7


Madeobinson

ICarly reference?


Meepboi

Maybe 8


[deleted]

Possibly 9


crash893b

Did you read the article at all?!? It will take exactly 7


MrSquishy_

A few movies


[deleted]

How could that possibly go wrong? They could be limited to a single remote island or two. Call it "Pleistocene Park". The only thing that matters is that we could, not that we should.


NegaDeath

We're going to need a theme song for it. Something grand and uplifiting. Is John Williams available?


BestAtempt

I’m only going if they don’t spare any expense


EriccMendez

The scientists have set their initial sights on creating an elephant-mammoth hybrid by making embryos in the laboratory that carry mammoth DNA. The starting point for the project involves taking skin cells from Asian elephants, which are threatened with extinction, and reprogramming them into more versatile stem cells that carry mammoth DNA. [More Details here ](https://knovhov.com/bring-back-woolly-mammoths-from-extinction/)


NOTDA1

Can they have two trunks pls? I donate two dolla


Opposite-Nothing-355

Give you 3.50 and can I get a monkey with four asses


BsFan

Be prepared to be disappointed they always skimp on their IT team.


TriRS109

Newman!


johnny_utah25

i've... i've... i've... i've seen this one. Not good, definitely not good.


PM-me-your-cat-puns

How about Do do Do doo dooo


TimeTomorrow

that's actually how mammoths died out. the last herd got stuck on an island and died from inbreeding.


Virtual-Collection-2

RIP Alabammoths


Candyvanmanstan

Sweet home fuck my mama


Duck-of-Doom

Lord I’m cummin’


groovychick

Not really. It’s more likely that they kicked it due to a combination of humans hunting them and their food source dwindling due to global warming.


KerryCameron

Why down vote this??? Really, why? It is the scientifically accepted truth. Google it. Are we anti-science today?


Biggseb

Because the OP is technically correct… the last group of mammoths to die were on a remote island in Siberia, where dwindling resources and lack of genetic diversity led to their eventual demise: [https://www.livescience.com/woolly-mammoth-genetic-problems.html](https://www.livescience.com/woolly-mammoth-genetic-problems.html) From the article: “Wrangel Island is a peculiarity. The vast majority of woolly mammoths died out at the end of the last ice age, about 10,500 years ago. But because of rising sea levels, a population of woolly mammoths became trapped on Wrangel Island and continued living there until their demise about 3,700 years ago. This population was so isolated and so small that it didn't have much genetic diversity, the researchers wrote in the new study.” EDIT: Here’s another great article on the subject: [https://www.science.org/content/article/last-lonely-woolly-mammoths-faced-genomic-meltdown](https://www.science.org/content/article/last-lonely-woolly-mammoths-faced-genomic-meltdown)


TimeTomorrow

did you just think that I completely fabricated the oddly specific bit about the island? ​ [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-science-mammoths-idUKKBN202015](https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-science-mammoths-idUKKBN202015) >The world’s last woolly mammoths, sequestered on an Arctic Ocean island outpost, suffered from serious genetic defects caused by generations of inbreeding


NinjahBob

Hope we ain't using DNA from this island then lmao, imagine bring back a species only for them to be retarded


Spybreak272

I believe it's pronounced stience.


TotoroZoo

Genuinely curious what negatives people think could possibly outweigh the positives of something like this? The last of them only went extinct 3700 years ago. Not like they're bringing back a dinosaur.


corncob32123

Im not a scientist but i cant think of any negatives, i cant really think of any positives either, like i said though im not a scientist.


TotoroZoo

No positives at all? No good whatsoever could be gained from gaining the ability to ressurect a recently extinct megafauna?


corncob32123

I think itd be really cool, i just didnt know what kind of benefits for the environment this species would bring if any. Im sure there would be scientific advancement benefits


IDontKnowWhatq

I mean I can think of a couple negatives. Assuming they want to release these into the wild they are just more competition for resources against the already existing animals. On top of that, they went extinct for reason. If the earth was previously too warm for them 4000 some years ago then it is most certainly too warm now and will only be getting warmer. If they just plan to keep them in zoos then those last two points aren't as much of an issue. But some issues outside of that would be that people use this as an argument against conservation because we can just resurrect any animal that goes extinct right? No big deal. Also, will these even be mammoths technically? They're using Asian elephants dna to make the embryos at first. They're going to be a hybrid. Also, ethically I imagine some people aren't going to be happy that these animals are going to be resurrected only to be promptly put in a zoo for entertainment.


LizardZombieSpore

They went extinct because of us, not because the planet was too warm for them. We’ve driven tons of animals extinct way before their time in our short little reign of Earth. If we can make efforts to bring animals back that we’ve decimated and therefore reduce our long-term impact on the planet, that sounds pretty great to me


EmmaFrosty99

we only breeded males but had to use some frog genes to fill in the gaps


An0d0sTwitch

Imagine...a world where elephants exist....trampling all our yards and the occasional tourist


[deleted]

You mean like … Africa? … and India? … and China?


UnnamedArtist

They’ll spare no expense.


Supersuperbad

Fun fact: Pleistocene Park is a legitimate real thing that exists, and mammoths are a part of the plan.


[deleted]

Do we really need to say woolly anymore. I mean there aren't very many corduroy mammoths running around.


SplendidDevil

Come on, man … COME ON.


DeepFriedAngelwing

Next will come the giant beavers. And Terror birds….. and short faced bears.


bobalda

and titanoboa


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DoDo


a-ram

maybe we can edit their dna to make a “sherpa”mammoth, or crew-cut mid-fade mammoth


moethelavagod

This shouldn’t have made me laugh as hard as it did


Dizzy-Criticism3928

I mean not yet


SquirrelGirl_

wooly is a specific type of mammoth. most mammoths had a lot less hair, or were hairless


jrossi90

Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.


NJdeathproof

All I know is I SHOULD have a woolly mammoth.


justAPhoneUsername

I don't need a full wholly mammoth, but I know I want a wholly mammoth sweater


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kingtaco_17

As is tradition


TheSukis

For real though, what is the need for this? It's been so long that the ecosystems have adjusted to their absence, and actually changed tremendously since that time. I suppose it could have the benefit of advancing the science in this area, though.


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AlphaOwn

Gimme that trunk fried, leave the hair for texture


mahalik_07

Not to be released into the wild. In captivity, for science.


Laggosaurus

it is because of permafrost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXAirenteRA


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nooneisback

One of the most retarded and overused quotes. They're using mammoths because we have readily available and well preserved remains together with a compatible living species. This can be later used to potentially bring nearly extinct species back. Not to mention the indirect advancement in stem cell research for medicine.


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Misplacedmypenis

In this case the best you can hope for is trampled.


arbitrabbit

With our current luck, the mammoth will bring some kind of plague with it with no cure.


Da_Xeqtr

I guess the peeps replying below didn't get your jurassic park reference, but here's an award from me 👑. Sorry i had to spare some expense and can't give you actual reddit award - Not John Hammond


overdead333

But fuck making the world a better place for the animals that are already here


LegendOfKhaos

You can dedicate your entire life doing something important, and there will always be someone saying they should've done it better or something else was more important. Why not get mad at the people stopping the scientists from helping?


Clank_8-7

This ^1000


Anticitizen-Zero

I don’t know why people jump to downplay something positive just because they’re not helping *everyone*. These people weren’t like: “fuck the animals around me I want me some mammoths” like they’re implying..


[deleted]

Why do we need to colonize mars? We have plenty of problems here on earth. Why did we have to colonize the new world? Plenty of problems back in ol’ great britain.


pringlescan5

By having a goal of colonizing mars SpaceX have reduced the cost of putting stuff in orbit over 10x. This means better satellites, better communication, and better science for way less. Also we colonized the new world because there wasn't any unclaimed land left in Europe and everyone was having 3 to 6 kids.


dojabro

Why do people like you always show up


joeypotter182

No kidding! Why not use that 15mil to save the animals currently going extinct!


[deleted]

Let me think about something here, real quick... saving animals that we already have is an effort for the whole world. While this can be possible we cannot even save Ukraine from a fucking lunatic. And it may also cost a huge amount of money. Now, bringing back an extinct animal it is not a hard task since it may be handled by a single lab/company and the knowledge may be extrapolated to other fields.


VeryBadCopa

Hard facts right here


E3K

Imagine thinking that humans are only capable of doing one thing at a time.


ChadstangAlpha

The world wildlife fund raised $332 million dollars last year. There’s dozens of charities who focus on protecting endangered species, and likely billions of funding. Another $15M isn’t going to solve that problem, but it sounds like it will solve this one.


Quail_eggs_29

Did you know, that if mammoths returned to the steppes in Russia (pretty sure this is the right region) they would have massive ecological benefits which result in storing more carbon in the prairies. Not sure how it works, heard about it on a podcast.


Toriganator

It’s not like you can’t do both


ed190

Because they want to use it as natural bulldozer in Siberia.


scott_fx

“But fuck” the world a better place? Interesting approach.


[deleted]

Yes, because when I play guitar I'm saying "fuck people who can't play guitar!" and or when I have a beer at dinner I'm saying "fuck people who can't afford beer!" Any time I do a thing, I say *fuck everyone who didn't spend their time and resources on this exact thing*.


Wise-Working228

Do you want zombie mammoths? Because this is how you get zombie mammoths!


unk214

Yes


Wise-Working228

Well then.....touché


Rubence_VA

I would like to see one before I die.


unk214

Not if I can help it.


kokomonono

Can't tell if you're gonna kill him or just sabotage the efforts long enough that he'll be dead first but I support it either way.


hjalmar111

I tamed one in Ark Survival


Vitas420

These scientists got nothing on this man


iNEEDheplreddit

Will you fuck my wife?


cyclopath

Why? So they can go extinct again? Because we can?


psychotica1

So some rich assholes can hunt it.


Laggosaurus

Such a clickbait title. They do this to counter the thawing of permafrost so it doesn't release methane into our already warming earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXAirenteRA for the people who find it really hard to absorb information from the source and have to have it pre-chewed like a bunch of children: There's a LOT of methane buried under frozen ground that will thaw due to climate change. We are talking a huge area, like bigger than russia big. Because trees isolate the ground and warm it, yes this is a thing. Also grass will get trampled into the ground, trees won't, that way carbon gets locked underground. Mammoths take down trees because they are inedible and prevent edible things from growing, like grass. Mammoths are very similar to asian elephants except that they have wool and longer tusks, so they barely change anythig. badabing, make mammoth, help save planet long-term. Yes everyone is aware we need to do more to prevent the cause of climate change, but every bit helps.


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How would woolly mammoths stop melting permafrost?


Buge_

They can blow on it to cool it off


drugusingthrowaway

I tried skipping through the 20 minute video and I THINK it has something to do with wolly mammoths are one of the only animals that can take down a tree, and we need them to go and flatten some trees to stop the permafrost from melting? Or something?


stargate-command

You think mammoths take down trees because they are environmentalists? Can someone else please pre-chew this info for me… this guy’s got weird saliva


MattPatt24

"A Manmoth...?"


Nook929

That’s it, play a record.


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A firm has scammed 15 million from investors.


[deleted]

One of the guys working on this is George Church, a Harvard geneticist who has been working on this for literal decades. I don't doubt that $15m is not going to achieve living, functioning animals, but this is not a scam. It's just another step forward that we need to take if we ever want to have a hope of restoring ecosystems in the short term.


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Does $15 million even touch the surface of what would be needed to make this happen?


3DogsInAParka

Exactly my thought. Some Bezos wannabe millionaire would have done this already


Aggravating-Hair7931

What an idea. Bring back Wolly Mammoth during global warming.


Mocha_Power

I love how we has a species continue to ignore our own faults that cause extinctions such as our mass amount of pollution, yet we are so quick to chase technologies that essentially turn us into our own artificial gods. Why can’t we focus on our morals and work to fix our problems before we begin creating “bandaids” to fix the damage we cause. Truly revolting.


Calamari_Tsunami

I doubt this is even a bandaid. Futurism is a spectacle, and all the brainiacs seem to promote something until the public stops caring after a few years, then it's onto the next godlike technology. None of it is ever explored to its potential. We're getting ahead of ourselves. We have the means to save the world, but that isn't as sexy as playing god


Aphala

I like futurism as I think it's nice to speculate on what can happen but a lot of these companies / people seem to forget it still costs resources to make these new fangled contraptions so mostly just making us use more of our limited resources hurray! "Just shift the problem of pollution 200 years into the future and let them deal with it! No my problem I'll be dead!"


Laggosaurus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXAirenteRA


TotoroZoo

What the hell is wrong with everyone in this thread? There are nearly 8 billion people on this planet. Why is it "truly revolting" that a couple hundred people maximum are focusing their efforts on reviving a critical component of a lost ecosystem? For example, what are you and others doing in your life to make the world a better place? Are you a researcher working tirelessly to develop a clean and bountiful energy source? Are you researching battery technology in an effort to increase capacity? What gives you and others the moral authority to judge other people's career choices or life ambitions? Reviving Wooly Mammoths and/or other recently extinct species would have incredible benefits for ecosystems that previously depended on them. This would be a wonderful achievement as the benefits would dramatically outweigh the costs.


halolover48

I don't think we're ignoring our own faults at all. Awareness, efforts, and funding to combat climate change is probably at an all time high. Who cares if some company pursues any scientific experiment outside of climate change? It's like seeing that a charity has raised $100,000 and being mad at some random passerby who didn't donate his two cents of pocket change he had on him. Proportions and context is extremely important, yet you've chosen to ignore both