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Apparently, there is some hope for the species that no longer have the ability to produce offspring naturally And the species that is the prime candidate for this sort of revival is the Northern white rhino[1].
Apparently, the sperm of dead individuals may now be useful for creating embryos in a lab - and this species may be brought back from the brink of extinction. Aside from this being a wonderful news in an of itself, the possibilities are enormous should this technology prove practical. Reviving extinct species, creating hybrids of all sorts - this may be a very powerful breakthrough, full of both possibility and danger.
References
- IVF Embryo Breakthrough Could Save The Nearly Extinct Northern White Rhino
Ben Guarino, The Washington Post, 5 July 2018
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More the latter, as I think of the Woolly Mammoth, Tyrannosaurus Rex for starters...best to keep those guys in Jurassic Park ;+). It's disturbing enough to know the ability to clone humans.
Sadly, this rhino is killed for his horns. I guess IVF would be an interesting 'experiment' if it's successful in preventing the extinction of a species. I don't know why this thought brings to mind the Dodo bird; and speculation on what caused its extinction.
Interesting post.
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I wouldn't worry too much about dinosaurs roaming around - even if we bring them back to life, they are predictable and thus easy enough to control. Now what I would worry about far more would be something like a mouse with improved intellectual abilities.
But your point is well taken for sure,
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Tell that to the guys in the bush trying to avert a bullish elephant stampede.
I won't even try to fathom this on less than a pot of coffee...lol...
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Elephants are mammals with analytical abilities possibly rivaling human. Reptilians are much less intelligent and thus far more predictable and far less dangerous, size and muscle mass notwithstanding.
Now if we take a mouse and get it to taste-differentiate common pest control poisons, avoid traps, better detect cracks in warehouses, etc. we could have a real superpest on our hands that could seriously undermine agriculture, food supplies, etc.
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Tell that to the person out for a walk near a quiet pond, who sees the sleepy gator acting uninterested, emerge rapidly from the waters for an evening snack of the human kind...oh dear goodness..I guess you could prolly call this 'predictable'...lol..but...dunno'...don't trust elephants, reptiles, or humans for that matter...lol..
There are sonar devices that make them hypersensitive to, unheard by human ears.
It's getting late, and I don't want nightmares...lol...so let's put a period on this discussion (PERIOD).
Of course, you may have the last word.
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This could be a great opportunity to avoid extinction of a lot of animals: white rhino is one of them but also Panda could be insert in this reasearch.
Good article @borepstein!
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