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 6 days ago by Lisk91@sh.itjust.works to science_memes@mander.xyz
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cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 6 days ago
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 6 days 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 6 days ago
Bringing back species that disappeared because of humans and restoring ecosystems are possible ones.
ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 6 days 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 6 days ago
They’re still largely grey wolves DNA, with a few aesthetic genes of direwolf grafted in.
RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 6 days 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 6 days ago
Big puppy
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
Probably because of constant media lies.
jenni007@lemm.ee 6 days ago
Anyway… this is useless science for humanity. Let’s focus on saving the species that are still alive.
pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
b-b-but pidgeon
psud@aussie.zone 6 days ago
If you’re American I don’t think you really want passenger pigeons
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 6 days ago
We’ll have more accurate clones of more recently extinct species. DNA just doesn’t last that long.
sunbytes@lemmy.world 6 days 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 6 days 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 6 days ago
Ffs now how am I supposed to sleep tonight?
SnowChickenFlake@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Well, it’s nonetheless a step forward, and we should cherish it! 😁
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 6 days 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 6 days ago
BREAKING NEWS! AUSTRALOPITHECUS HAS JUST BEEN DE-EXTINCTED!
SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Stephen Baxter catching strays…i
Dicska@lemmy.world 6 days 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.