Resurrecting Extinct Animal Species.

[the_bob_delusion]

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?

[the_bob_delusion]

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?

we grow them in our backyard:-D

I might sneak in to your place and eat ya pet Dodo. ]:)

[the_bob_delusion]

I disagree.

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

We already do. We have had that technology for yonks now. You've never heard of polymerized chain reaction??? 

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

*wonders how richo knows joz roots* ?:|

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

oops. that should have read "eats roots" ;\