Cloning the Wolly Mammoth

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If a cloned 100% pure mammoth isn't possible because we have no original clean (living) specimen and would need to be supplemented with an elephant egg or the likes to compare it to, how would we know that it is significantly stunted, retarded, overweight, short lived etc.. If the chickens we cloned look like chickens but do not live as long how would we know that from an extinct species with nothing behaviorally for comparison? If it looks good, it is good so roll with it?

I absolutely hate the idea from a microbe perspective. Bring back modified bloodlines of a creature who can potentially host new forms of disease is a terrible idea. You know some oil rich dumbass in Dubai is going to want to taste one (anything can be done for the right amount of money) and then bam we get a new form of aids or bird flu or whatever epidemic.. It's cool and I want to see one but I would rather freeze it or kill it with fire...
 
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we should crossbreed with neanderthal dna ... lol
 
ryeguy28 said:
so your telling me that all the hieroglyphs of nomads killing mammoths isnt real ?
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No one said it isn't true just doesn't mean humans or nomads are the cause of their extinction. Maybe they just couldn't adapt into the elephant as we know.


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so basically we clone the mammoth, make money off it, it escapes or is reintroduced to the "wild", where it doesnt have enough room or food to sustain itself as it competes with a ridiculously overpopulating invasive self-absorbed species called homo sapiens. i'd still think it would be cool to study it live, however they couldnt adapt so they would die again. I "think" we shouldn't, but I am sure bringing back another species to go along with a growing endangered species list is the "common" sense that will unfold.
 
Do it, this would be a great scientific break through.
 
But it won't sell if it's over 12.99 per pound, so you'll want to breed them up to good numbers in a hurry.
 
JK47 said:
......... .........how would we know that it is significantly stunted, retarded, overweight, short lived etc.. If the chickens we cloned look like chickens but do not live as long how would we know that from an extinct species with nothing behaviorally for comparison? If it looks good, it is good so roll with it?

I absolutely hate the idea from a microbe perspective. Bring back modified bloodlines of a creature who can potentially host new forms of disease is a terrible idea. You know some oil rich dumbass in Dubai is going to want to taste one (anything can be done for the right amount of money) and then bam we get a new form of aids or bird flu or whatever epidemic.. ......
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^all of the above^
plus seriously, a gigantic extinct animal, also altered by man? earth's habitat is completely different now, compared to when they lived. this would bring a non-native species into an unmatched environment. it'd be worse than releasing fish into the wrong areas.
too many mermaid fantasies in the air lately.
 
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