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Resurrecting Extinct Animal Species.

the_bob_delusion — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:46:07 GMT

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2298805/Scientists-want-bring-24-animals-extinction-Dodos-make-list--dinosaur-DNA-old-Jurassic-Park-isnt-option.html

Scientists have met to discuss the possibility of bringing back 24 animals back from extinction.

This month’s National Geographic explains how de-extinction works - by taking old DNA samples and reassembling them into a full genome.

This is then injected into embryonic cells which have had their own DNA taken out, and a suitable living surrogate is found to give birth.

Are you for or against bringing extinct animals back? If so which animal do you want to see again?

Re: Resurrecting Extinct Animal Species.

crystal**flake — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:47:29 GMT

I think its a bad move.

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the*scarlet*pimpernel — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:52:43 GMT

bring back the thylacine

and stop killing dingoes X-(

oh, I know, I'd like to see a tortoise brought back. Not sure what breed it is but there is only one left in the world and he must be so lonely:-(

Re: Resurrecting Extinct Animal Species.

the_bob_delusion — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:00:39 GMT

I think its a bad move.

I don't want to hurt your brain Flake but Why?

I wouldn't mind seeing the Dodo bird again. Apparently they're quite tasty:-D

Re: Resurrecting Extinct Animal Species.

crystal**flake — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:07:01 GMT

They're gone for a reason.

Re: Resurrecting Extinct Animal Species.

sprinklespowerpuff — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:16:15 GMT

The thylacine [Tasmanian tiger) was hunted to extinction by Man as was the Dodo. They didn't die out naturally through climate change that they couldn't cope with thereby making way for a more successful species to take their place or by disease or some inherent weakness in their genes. It was Mans' interference so I have no problem with scientists having a go at bringing them back.

Re: Resurrecting Extinct Animal Species.

the_bob_delusion — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:17:57 GMT

They're gone for a reason.

That's, that's.......................a surprisingly brilliant answer.:|

Re: Resurrecting Extinct Animal Species.

sprinklespowerpuff — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:28:26 GMT

bring back the thylacine

and stop killing dingoes X-(

oh, I know, I'd like to see a tortoise brought back. Not sure what breed it is but there is only one left in the world and he must be so lonely:-(

Pimpy, do you mean Lonesome George the Galapagos tortoise that died a little while back?. He was found in some undergrowth on one of the Galapagos islands in the 1970's and brought to some sanctuary where I can't remember. He was the only one left of hundreds of tortoises that lived on that particular island. I think he was about 80 years old when he died.

Re: Resurrecting Extinct Animal Species.

crystal**flake — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:31:10 GMT

That's, that's.......................a surprisingly brilliant answer.:|

I tell it how it is, I don't copy and paste, I dont google that much, I just give an intelligent quick logical answer.

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the*scarlet*pimpernel — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:34:52 GMT

Oh poor George, I didn't know he'd died, and yes that's the tortoise I was thinking of. 😞

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sprinklespowerpuff — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:41:08 GMT

Sir David Attenborough made a 3 part documentary of the Galapagos Islands which I saw recently that's how I know a bit about it. I think you would find it as fascinating as I did. You can get the series from the ABC shop [pretty sure it was ABC] or online.

Re: Resurrecting Extinct Animal Species.

crystal**flake — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:45:18 GMT

Love him!

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sprinklespowerpuff — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:59:05 GMT

Yes Crystal, so do I. A wonderful man. l noticed in the Courier-Mail newspaper I had here today that he is appearing live in person at a venue here in Brisbane on the 11th and 12th of June. The 11th is already sold out. I'm sure he would be appearing down south as well.

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sprinklespowerpuff — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:11:00 GMT

Back on the subject of extinct species, I was always a bit sad over the demise of the Passenger pigeon, which [no googling here - I'm doing this from memory) I believe was a North American species that became extinct in the 19th century. There used to be millions of them. Can you believe it - millions - down to none. Again, if I recall rightly Man was to blame . No doubt someone will correct me if I'm wrong. I would also like to see the return of the Woolly Mammoth.

Must go. Goodnight all.

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mugssy65 — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:16:24 GMT

Here in WA we had huge wombats!! They were hunted into extinction, very slow movers, I'd like to see them come back! Along with the thylacine.

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serendipityricho — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:53:15 GMT

Joe is a WA wombat.

Eats roots and leaves.......................................Richo.

Re: Resurrecting Extinct Animal Species.

i-need-a-martini — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:42:37 GMT

I disagree.

The ethical implications of reassembling DNA is too scary to contemplate.

Re: Resurrecting Extinct Animal Species.

para-sights — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:21:14 GMT

It would be tricky with any species that learns to adapt to the environment from learned behavior or even just be in an environment that is completely foreign to it. It may be even worse to release a predatory animal into an eco system (both fauna and flora) that has compensated to it's absence for decades or even centuries.

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monstersinthedungeon — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:28:25 GMT

Where do I put my name down for a pet Dodo?

A couple of pet Moas would look pretty cool in the paddock too - kinda like emus on steroids.

As a science experiment it's pretty amazing, but the ethics are an absolute minefield. As someone above pointed out, we can't look after the animals' habitats we have now, so what's going to happen to all these new/old species?

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vampire-teddy — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:13:29 GMT

if the supposedly intelligent human race worked with the environment instead of against it many extinct and endangered species wouldn't be in that state. i think it depends on what the animal is and how it will be dealt with afterwards. we are losing far too many magnificent and valuable species of animals. one of the only species that continues to have a massive growth rate is the one that is the most dangerous and destructive - us.