tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post6844712071230197798..comments2024-03-28T07:28:58.459-07:00Comments on The Breeding-back Blog: Mammoth DNA inserted into elephant cells, and function normallyDaniel Foidlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924677790606716751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-29854862230344727092015-03-30T05:13:48.273-07:002015-03-30T05:13:48.273-07:00Its indeed a pity that genetic rescuing/reconstruc...Its indeed a pity that genetic rescuing/reconstruction does not focus on critically endangered species. As to the Sumatran rhinoceros, I don't know if cloning rhinos is that easy. I guess it would be rather expensive, take a long time and is very laborious. F.e. you would have to take blood or tissue samples from all living Java rhinos (which are about 50 and non of them in captivity), let alone the problems of cloning in general. <br />It would be more practical to catch a number of those rhinos, or perhaps all of them, and do an extensive breeding program in the classical way, I think. Daniel Foidlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924677790606716751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-82042462097861424332015-03-29T23:35:59.077-07:002015-03-29T23:35:59.077-07:00What about soon-to-be-extinct species, such as Jav...What about soon-to-be-extinct species, such as Javan rhinoceros, Sumatran rhinoceros or Javan leopard? They should be both easy to clone and more importantly, there is a place for them in world as it is now, unlike mammoth.<br /><br />On yeah, the lack of sensational value (though leopard kittens are cute...).urogallusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-50867425775933201162015-03-28T12:53:56.985-07:002015-03-28T12:53:56.985-07:00Maybe its less a problem of technology than of int...Maybe its less a problem of technology than of interest. Wisent, quagga and aurochs are simply not nearly as popular and sensational as a woolly mammoth would be. I sent my wisent concept to the Long Now foundation, which is probably the most down to earth and most practical idea on restoring or rescuing species using genetics, but recieved no answer because they and also G. Church and his lab are focusing totally on the mammoth for now. What a pity. Daniel Foidlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924677790606716751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-35143503716332860862015-03-28T10:31:42.464-07:002015-03-28T10:31:42.464-07:00There is no reason we couldn't use CRISPR to e...There is no reason we couldn't use CRISPR to expedite or assist projects breeding back the aurochs and quaggas. Very exciting technology. I'm also excited for its potential to genetically rescue low diversity animals like wisent.DTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192549792062281408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-48611784629297039122015-03-28T10:31:21.740-07:002015-03-28T10:31:21.740-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.DTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192549792062281408noreply@blogger.com