"Buttercup", a newly discovered frozen, female mammoth in Siberia, is so well preserved that she still has blood flowing in her veins from which DNA can- and is- being extracted. Since this is such a new discovery, all that can be learned from it hasn't been learned yet. However, the scientists who are working with Buttercup have been able to extract larger portions of the animal's genome than has ever been extracted from a mammoth before. They are optimistic about finding a complete genome.
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/scientists-edge-closer-being-able-clone-woolly-mammoth
I personally like the idea of this animal being cloned back to life. The Pleistocene Park project in Siberia has shown that the presence of the now-extinct Pleistocene megafauna in an ice-age tundra "mammoth steppe" biotope would in fact maintain the environment and contribute to the cooler temperatures these animals require. With Pleistocene Park having existed for thirty years now, it seems only logical that these animals would be reintroduced there. The entire purpose of the place is to recreate the unique biota of the Late Pleistocene tundra environment that was hunted clean by humanity. It seems like the ideal place to put these critters if we bring them back.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleistocene_Park
http://www.pleistocenepark.ru/en/
I feel that this is a bold opportunity for mankind to begin to help the world heal, and I hope that we do.
What are your thoughts, MFK?
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/scientists-edge-closer-being-able-clone-woolly-mammoth
I personally like the idea of this animal being cloned back to life. The Pleistocene Park project in Siberia has shown that the presence of the now-extinct Pleistocene megafauna in an ice-age tundra "mammoth steppe" biotope would in fact maintain the environment and contribute to the cooler temperatures these animals require. With Pleistocene Park having existed for thirty years now, it seems only logical that these animals would be reintroduced there. The entire purpose of the place is to recreate the unique biota of the Late Pleistocene tundra environment that was hunted clean by humanity. It seems like the ideal place to put these critters if we bring them back.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleistocene_Park
http://www.pleistocenepark.ru/en/
I feel that this is a bold opportunity for mankind to begin to help the world heal, and I hope that we do.
What are your thoughts, MFK?