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@Rembrandt said in Science!:
Not clickbait. The crazy bastards actually did it.
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No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction
Colossal Biosciences claims three pups born recently are dire wolves, but they are actually grey wolves with genetic edits intended to make them resemble the lost species
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@nostrildamus said in Science!:
@Rembrandt said in Science!:
Not clickbait. The crazy bastards actually did it.
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No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction
Colossal Biosciences claims three pups born recently are dire wolves, but they are actually grey wolves with genetic edits intended to make them resemble the lost species
Oh for sure, yes they don't have time machines, so you're well in your rights to completely disregard this scientific achievement and completely ignore the fake Thylacines/Mammoths/Dodos that might soon be coming along with the lifelines to White Rhino/Red Wolfs and other species on the cusp of extinction.
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science: dire wolves are not closely related to grey wolves after all.
you: but what about dodos?My family and I were having a long discussion about dodos yesterday. Fascinating creatures and history. But it's not really relevant to this. More relevant is the question of what is a species? Colossal have given their viewpoint quite clearly, but it isn't the only one.
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wait, they're bringing shit back AND making genetic improvements? This is how you end up with super dinosaurs with cloaking devices and shit.
watch. fucking. movies you crazy nerds.
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@nostrildamus For me is if it can breed with a similar looking animal/bird etc and produce viable offspring that resemble the parents.
They say they will not breed these modified wolves and I am curious why not, perhaps they don't think they will produce viable offspring?
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@mariner4life The scarier thought is editing human embryos and creating super humans. That is more likely than dinosaurs imo. Wont be long before parents can choose what their children look like, height, eye colour, hair colour, intelligence etc.
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@nostrildamus said in Science!:
science: dire wolves are not closely related to grey wolves after all.
you: but what about dodos?My family and I were having a long discussion about dodos yesterday. Fascinating creatures and history. But it's not really relevant to this. More relevant is the question of what is a species? Colossal have given their viewpoint quite clearly, but it isn't the only one.
I read this earlier today:
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@antipodean said in Science!:
@nostrildamus said in Science!:
science: dire wolves are not closely related to grey wolves after all.
you: but what about dodos?My family and I were having a long discussion about dodos yesterday. Fascinating creatures and history. But it's not really relevant to this. More relevant is the question of what is a species? Colossal have given their viewpoint quite clearly, but it isn't the only one.
I read this earlier today:
I really didn't expect a hybrid wolf subthread on here.
The whole science is fascinating, but scientists are not all on board with saying this is bringing specific species back, some argue they are hybrids, some argue it is highly controversial given related modern species have so many problems (elephants for example) and ecosystems have changed so greatly (how would a thylacine do today?) And of course ethical problems, which reminds me of the film Gattaca (one of NZ's better contributions to SF IMHO). -
@mariner4life The scarier thought is editing human embryos and creating super humans. That is more likely than dinosaurs imo. Wont be long before parents can choose what their children look like, height, eye colour, hair colour, intelligence etc.
Pretty sure that’s already here. Either that or my parents just got unrealistically lucky.
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@mariner4life The scarier thought is editing human embryos and creating super humans. That is more likely than dinosaurs imo. Wont be long before parents can choose what their children look like, height, eye colour, hair colour, intelligence etc.
Pretty sure that’s already here. Either that or my parents just got unrealistically lucky.
you are a ginger, are you?
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