Re: Species Resurrection

On Dec 19, 10:53 am, Tim Tyler <seemy...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've written a basic essay on species resurrection.

    -->  http://timtyler.org/species_resurrection/ ;<--

The essay starts:

Resurrecting species that had previously been thought extinct now seems
to be quite technically possible.

The most obvious candidates are the famous ones:

* Homo floresiensis;
* Neanderthals;
* Dodo;
* Mammoth;
* Pleistocene cave bear (Ursus spelaeus);
* Giant moa (Dinornis robustus and Dinornis novaezelandiae);
* Haast's Eagle;
* Saber-tooth tiger;

Species resurrection is likely to bring fame and fortune to
those who successfully master it.

The scientific benefits of recreating some of our nearest
relatives are likely to be significant. [...]

  -http://timtyler.org/species_resurrection/
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I don't see the point of "resurrecting" extant species; I can see
scientific importance of reading
their DNA but not of resurrecting. First, this wouln't be "self
desighing" a species but merely
resurrecting one which lived in the evolutionary past. If
"resurrection" theoretically possible"
this would be products of evolution resurrected, not self designed
species. I'm much more
interested in self-designed species. Theoreticallly, long after we
become extinct we could
be resurrected. The question is "why" with as many flaws and diseases
as Darwinian
evolution has bestowed upon us.Your scheme reminds me of Jurrassic
Park.

Michael Ragland


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