Comments on: Scientists Clone a Mouse From the Deep Freeze; Woolly Mammoths Could Be Next

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:05:18 +0000

If we can bring back one creature from extinction we can do the same for others, and maybe correct some of OUR errors

By: Krystal

Krystal — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:25:32 +0000

I have to say that I am thoroughly amused not only by this topic and debate but by the sarcasm used by Joe. It has been awhile since reading something on line has made me laugh out loud. I do not think it would be a good idea to bring a mammoth back simply because, though I am unsure in my faith of religion, I do believe that everything happens for a reason and that the “evolution” of all species is not as simple as primate to cave man to neanderthal to human. “Evolution”, I believe, is the act of adaptation to one’s surroundings. Maybe humans and elephants were much more “woolly” back in the mega mammal age because it was a colder climate and different atmosphere where as now, humans and elephants are devoid of such hair because it is warmer. Think about it, when someone has a big nose that runs in there family maybe that’s because they lived somewhere that had thin air and less oxygen. That person breeds with someone who has a lot of oxygen so has a small nose and their love child would be able to adapt and live in both little and a lot of oxygen. This may have been a bad example but if you have even an ounce of intelligence you will understand where I am going with this.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:51:16 +0000

I think Adrian brings up a wonderful point. The Mammoth could surely mutate into 4 times its expected size, perhaps if introduced to Gamma rays, or a nuclear blast, or maybe even if they just decided they would like to be a bit taller.
Then they could trample entire cities and breathe fire and fly and most likely take over the planet. That is something I don’t think the scientists have taken into consideration. Unless of course, they have already watched Godzilla.

Just to be clear… that’s sarcasm. And clones are produced as “babies,” so even if they did grow to immense sizes, the researchers would have quite a good deal of time to react to said situation with the use of sedatives, euthanasia, or other unnecessary things. The point is not what the Mammoths could do to us, it’s why we would do such a thing to the Mammoths. Let them remain extinct, it is not their Age. They had their time on this Earth, and they are now deceased. Let’s leave them that way… if someone wants to see a mammoth, go to a Natural History museum.

By: jap

jap — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:36:26 +0000

Jurassic Parc is fiction, no real experiment can get as much out of control as this parc…

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By: Raeanna

Raeanna — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:13:45 +0000

I think that bringing a mammoth back in this climate would be ungodly and cruel. It would sweat to death and we would have nowhere to put it or no pratical use for such an animal.

Please consider the common jurrasic park qoute

“You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could , you didn’t stop to think if you should” – Dr. Malcom.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:40:49 +0000

I think that its is and its not a good idea with the mammoth thing.Because its good to see them alive and that but what if its get out of control, or the experiment would go wrong and it would mutate or grow 2, 3 or 4 times bigger than its should.Its a dangerous decision.