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Mammoth discovery?
Jurassic Park takes a step closer to reality as Russian scientists find 'blood' in woolly mammoth.

The Jurasssic Park dream of cloning long-dead animals from their genetic remains may have taken a step closer to reality, as scientists claim to have found mammoth blood.

The purported discovery came inside the carcass of a female mammoth, which died 10,000 to 15,000 years ago.

Semyon Grigoryev, the head of the expedition, told The Siberian Times the discovery of blood and muscle tissue was "the most astonishing case in my entire life," and could be a boost to researchers who dream of cloning the animal.

poehalcho wrote:I hope they make some big advances with this :o
It would be cool if they could clone it and create an elephant/mammoth hybrid.

Bartic wrote:I've read about this the other day. I'd love to see living mammoth.

poehalcho wrote:

Bartic wrote:I've read about this the other day. I'd love to see living mammoth.

I'd love to eat mammoth ohnomnomnomnom

Bartic wrote:

poehalcho wrote:

Bartic wrote:I've read about this the other day. I'd love to see living mammoth.

I'd love to eat mammoth ohnomnomnomnom

Yeah, let's revive them and then poach them till they're extinct again.

*BlackFox wrote:Let's hope they never find any! ^ lulz

Seriously, resurrect an "ice age species" back from extinction... It could cause much more pain than happiness for everyone that is involved.

*BlackFox wrote:Let's hope they never find any! ^ lulz

Seriously, resurrect an "ice age species" back from extinction... It could cause much more pain than happiness for everyone that is involved.

Gaigemasta wrote:sadly it's pretty much impossible to bring back dinosaurs, the DNA has already broken down.

Gaigemasta wrote:sadly it's pretty much impossible to bring back dinosaurs, the DNA has already broken down.

DarkJackal wrote:Everything changes, animals going extinct or coming back to life, not much of a big deal except to the feelings we have towards that species, and some impact on the ecosystem which will adapt either way.

Bring back Woolly Mammoths and reintroduce them to Alaska

*BlackFox wrote:It would be difficult for the woolly mammoth to adapt to modern day.
Seriously, It would be hard on the animal.

Sanktum wrote:But it will.

*BlackFox wrote:

Sanktum wrote:But it will.

No they won't.
Btw: They won't let them into the wild! Well, probably keep them in a "freaky zoos"

Gaigemasta wrote:The atoms that make up the DNA have decayed to the point where it is not DNA anymore. I think it was even in the most preserved state it can only last 3 million years or so.

DarkJackal wrote:How do you know it wouldn't it? And why would it only cause pain? Its an animal, not a monster, or piece of software only compatible with Earth 10.000bce or earlier.

But yea, they probably wouldn't put them in the wild if they managed to make some.

*BlackFox wrote:

DarkJackal wrote:How do you know it wouldn't it? And why would it only cause pain? Its an animal, not a monster, or piece of software only compatible with Earth 10.000bce or earlier.

But yea, they probably wouldn't put them in the wild if they managed to make some.

Are elephants "happy" at the Zoo? Well, Woolly Mammoth are Just too big
In practical terms, they would be disastrous to the environment.. They are not "fish" who are stuck in the water.