Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Toxn's post made me feel sad, not good, that mammoths might still be a ways off... That means purse size ones are even further out! Bummer. Donward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Necroing this thread to post about a necro'd mammoth. Washtenaw County mammoth find hints at role of early humans LoooSeR and Sturgeon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Another article on cloning Woolly mammoths claiming we're "just a couple years" from doing so. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/16/woolly-mammoth-resurrection-scientists While much of the info is the same - using African or Asian elephants as surrogates, yada yada - it was interesting seeing a Climate Change aspect to the story. "Woolly mammoths could help prevent tundra permafrost from melting and releasing huge amounts of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. “They keep the tundra from thawing by punching through snow and allowing cold air to come in,” said Church. “In the summer they knock down trees and help the grass grow.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 More information about the decline of the Wrangel herd of wooly mammoths which managed to stay alive until 4,000 years ago. https://www.adn.com/arctic/2017/03/06/the-wooly-mammoths-last-stand-how-the-wrangel-island-herd-died-off/ Lack of genetic diversity is a helluva thing to try to overcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxn Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/519000/the-russian-scientists-bringing-back-the-ice-age/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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