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Frozen Mice Cloned
m0rphin3 writes "Japanese scientists have cloned mice whose bodies were frozen for as long as 16 years and said on Monday it may be possible to use the technique to resurrect mammoths and other extinct species. Could we finally see Jurassic Park become a reality, or perhaps use this for colonizing other galaxies?"
Who keeps dead mice in their freezer for 16 years? Remind me not to have the Brunswick stew at their house.
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
We use this technology to colonize other galaxies with giant wooly mamoths. That would be so cool.
Ice Age 3: Attack of the Clones
I've already seen much comment by fanatical vegans on the Internet that even meat from lab-grown cells is deplorable.
But those are vegans. Us vegetarian-types would buy up lab-meat by the ton.
Changa hates change.
16,000 or 160,000,000 years. While this may be "just engineering" to some, it's still a big just as there's still a lot of DNA degradation that happens over the course of millennia. There's a lot of reasons this might not work for a species we've never seen develop.
That's why you plug the gaps with frog DNA. Nothing could possibly go wrong!
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
I mean, I'm all for freezing polar bears and other endangered species so that we can revive them when the weather is better (kind of like that grain vault) but shouldn't it be regulated so that it isn't creating awkward scenarios?
Like what, a long extinct animal suddenly appearing at a dinner party, causing everybody to spit out their drinks?
Negative moral value of force outweighs the positive value of good intentions.
Cruelty adds flavor.
How about the dodo.
Admit it you want to know how it tastes!
During the sentencing of John Doe for the killing and eating of albino baby seals, the judge calls John up to the stand, and quietly asks him: "Out of sheer curiosity, what did they taste like?"
To which John replies: "Sort of like a cross between bald eagle eggs and emperor penguin."
A funny post to be sure, but from accounts ~400 years ago we already know it tastes rather fowl.
Mmmm. Animal flesh. (drool). I wonder what Vegan tastes like?
Rather like cat. Not as gamey as dog, and lighter in texture than squirrel. Similar to kobe beef, but not quite as much marbling, due to the lack of fat in their diet. Oh, and utterly *unlike* rabbit.
Life is short; think quickly.
Quick, while his DNA is still warm!