They needed a grabby headline for their sponsors to get excited about. “Multiplex CRISPR gene editing on Grey Wolf” doesn’t scream SciFi enough.
Disappointed
Submitted 1 month ago by Lisk91@sh.itjust.works to science_memes@mander.xyz
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cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 month ago
So what’s the genetic difference? If the copy was good enough, surely they would be dire wolves? Also, what is the motivation to bring back dire wolves?
oce@jlai.lu 1 month ago
Bringing back species that disappeared because of humans and restoring ecosystems are possible ones.
ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 1 month ago
that disappeared because of humans and restoring ecosystems are possible ones
Yeah, 10,000 years ago. Is it really restoring when the ecosystem has been functioning for such a long period without it? Wouldn’t it sooner disrupt it?
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
They’re still largely grey wolves DNA, with a few aesthetic genes of direwolf grafted in.
RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Why be disappointed? This wolf died off for a reason. If you brought it back it would likely die off again. Beyond that if you don’t bring back a pack of them then they will be very lonely as they are pack animals.
chuckleslord@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Big puppy
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Probably because of constant media lies.
jenni007@lemm.ee 1 month ago
[deleted]pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
b-b-but pidgeon
psud@aussie.zone 1 month ago
If you’re American I don’t think you really want passenger pigeons
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 month ago
We’ll have more accurate clones of more recently extinct species. DNA just doesn’t last that long.
sunbytes@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Haha the reaction guy does need a Winterfell style fur cloak around his shoulders though.
But like, of LARP quality though.
systemglitch@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I said as much “How much of that DNA is just wolf? No way that thing is authentic.”
And then both the people smiling look disappointed. Let me tell ya, I really know how to set a mood.
AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 1 month ago
Ffs now how am I supposed to sleep tonight?
SnowChickenFlake@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Well, it’s nonetheless a step forward, and we should cherish it! 😁
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Hank Green has a good video on the subject. This is like crafting in jeans to chimpanzees to make them stand upright and be hairless, and calling them human. There’s some cool technology going on here, but it isn’t anywhere near a full clone.
youtu.be/Ar0zgedLyTw
TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 1 month ago
BREAKING NEWS! AUSTRALOPITHECUS HAS JUST BEEN DE-EXTINCTED!
SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Stephen Baxter catching strays…i
Dicska@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Thanks for the link, that’s an interesting material. However, I had to re-read that sentence three times trying to make sense of clothing items in genetics.