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GreedyTop -> Wooly Mammoths to be cloned? (12/5/2011 10:44:35 AM)

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/scientific-discovery-may-lead-woolly-mammoths-roaming-earth-162955149.html



LafayetteLady -> RE: Wooly Mammoths to be cloned? (12/5/2011 11:39:19 AM)

I kind of agree with what some people are saying.  Very Jurassic Park feeling (regardless of whether or not the wooly mammoth is from that period of time).



blacksword404 -> RE: Wooly Mammoths to be cloned? (12/5/2011 11:44:00 AM)


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ORIGINAL: LafayetteLady

I kind of agree with what some people are saying.  Very Jurassic Park feeling (regardless of whether or not the wooly mammoth is from that period of time).


Yeah its heading that way. They have been trying to figure out a way to bring aurochs back for a while.



kalikshama -> RE: Wooly Mammoths to be cloned? (12/5/2011 11:44:53 AM)

John Varley's written much better, but Mammoth still was a lot of fun:

http://www.amazon.com/Mammoth-John-Varley/dp/0441012817



LafayetteLady -> RE: Wooly Mammoths to be cloned? (12/5/2011 12:01:00 PM)

That sounds like a really interesting book, kali.  I need to add that to my list.



kalikshama -> RE: Wooly Mammoths to be cloned? (12/5/2011 12:09:40 PM)

Read that first then be prepared to be blown away by the Gaea trilogy, Golden Globe, and Steel Beach.



LillyBoPeep -> RE: Wooly Mammoths to be cloned? (12/5/2011 12:38:14 PM)

I remember a documentary about a baby mammoth that was found, and the scientists theorized that maybe someday someone could clone one. Interesting. ^_^ Maybe someday isn't so far off.
I don't imagine they'll be running wild, probably in zoos, if this is even successful.
Still, though, with so many animals in danger of habitat loss, bringing one back seems like it's a slight misplacement of energy... Let's stabilize the world we have NOW, and then worry about the past later.



LafayetteLady -> RE: Wooly Mammoths to be cloned? (12/5/2011 3:13:23 PM)

Crap, my "must read" list is getting too long.



DesFIP -> RE: Wooly Mammoths to be cloned? (12/5/2011 3:27:30 PM)

It's not available on Kindle alas.

If they could create a pygmy woolly mammoth, I would so love one.



TheFireWithinMe -> RE: Wooly Mammoths to be cloned? (12/5/2011 3:29:41 PM)


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ORIGINAL: LafayetteLady

Crap, my "must read" list is getting too long.


I know a solution for that. Wanna hear it?



samboct -> RE: Wooly Mammoths to be cloned? (12/5/2011 3:30:56 PM)

Hi Lily

Nahh, there's always somebody saying there's something more important stuff to be done. I'm pissed off about the space program being gutted- and people saying we can't feed everyone here on earth- why spend money in space? But dreams are important too, and being able to bring back a wooly mammoth is at least achievable- and the fun factor shouldn't be underrated. Science should be fun as well as useful- we need to teach kids that. So bringing back a wooly mammoth is on par with funding for the arts for me- it may not feed peoples bellies, but it's food for the soul, and that's important too.

Sam



LafayetteLady -> RE: Wooly Mammoths to be cloned? (12/5/2011 3:33:49 PM)

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ORIGINAL: TheFireWithinMe


quote:

ORIGINAL: LafayetteLady

Crap, my "must read" list is getting too long.


I know a solution for that. Wanna hear it?


Start reading more?



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