I dont think thats very high on my list of priorities. Can i have health care please
Also, wtf even is the point. They edited a dog to make it slightly bigger ? Thats still a dog. I feel bad for the pups…
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500poundsofnothing wrote
I think we need need genetically modified super wolves so we can release them into gated neighborhoods.
flabberghaster wrote (edited )
The thing with creating clones of extinct species (which is not what they did) is that those species went extinct for reasons.
If we cut down all the forests and the birds who depend on the trees die off as a result, and then create clones of those birds, they'll just die off again unless we put the forests back, which we are not doing.
If all the bugs die because the earth is now too hot for them to survive, and we create clones of them, the clones will all just die again.
This is a gimmick but ultimately it's "feeding cats to the coyotes."
cute_spider wrote
Yes. This is the buff that Druids have needed since the seventies.
hollyhoppet wrote (edited )
it's just a genetics business' publicity stunt. i doubt at the top they really actually care about bringing back an extinct species beyond the "cool" factor
Alessia wrote
I can see the application for technology like this to widen the gene pools of critically endangered species but for real this company is just in the designer pet business.