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#deExtinction: "The American company #Colossal changed only 14 genes to produce its cute "#direwolf" puppies. Curiously, all 14 are genes with effects on the appearance of animals, being linked to the colour, thickness and length of the fur and the size of the animals.
Is #resurrecting a species now just #cosplaying an extinct animal with a current species? To top it off, George R.R. Martin himself - yes, the author of #GameofThrones - signs the scientific article as well. And he is an investor in the company. He compared the feat to a form of "magic". Only if it's to magically fatten his bank account even more."
Just skimming the scientific issues, but raises the question: Do genes make a species?
https://www.the-scientist.com/dire-wolf-de-extinction-debate-divides-scientists-72908 #direwolf #genetics #species #extinction #deExtinction
The Trump Administration Is Turning Science Against Itself
In addition to firing researchers and pulling funds, the Trump administration is also inverting science.
Colossal Biosciences brings dire wolves back from extinction with CRISPR—and Peter Jackson & George R.R. Martin are in on it! Dive into the science behind this wild feat.
Read the full article right here: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/what-does-colossal-biosciences-do-de-extinction-secrets-unveiled-with-peter-jackson-and-george-r-r
New Post: Good Doggies, Bad Science: The Dire Wolf Is Still Extinct
https://this.needsfixin.net/2025/04/09/good-doggies-bad-science-the-dire-wolf-is-still-extinct/
#Culture #Technology #deextinction #DireWolf
It's weird to talk about the ecological benefits of #DireWolf #deextinction when the ecosystem they belonged to isn't here any more. Dire wolves ate a bunch of huge animals that also aren't around any more, and the ecosystem was literally an ice age. Hank Green makes the best points I've seen so far. #science #biology #ecology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar0zgedLyTw
„Jurassic Park“ der Wölfe: Mittels Gentechnik soll es erstmals gelungen sein, vor 13.000 Jahren ausgestorbene Schattenwölfe wieder zum Leben zu erwecken. #Schattenwolf #ColossalBiosciences #DeExtinction #Gentechnik
https://www.scinexx.de/news/biowissen/ausgestorbene-woelfe-wieder-zum-leben-erweckt/
George R.R. Martin calls it “magic”! The dire wolf is back, thanks to Colossal Biosciences. Read how Martin’s fantasy became reality in this de-extinction breakthrough!
Read the full article right here: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/colossal-biosciences-dire-wolf-revival-kit-harington-weighs-in-with-a-game-of-thrones-twist
Ne, pravlk obrovský není zpátky. Vyhynutí trvá navždy. To, co Colossal Biosciences vytvořily, jsou geneticky modifikovaní vlci druhu Canis lupus. Je smutné vidět, jak je veřejnosti bezostyšně lháno tolika médii.
#direwolf #canislupus #wolf #genetics #paleogenetics #ancientdna #dna #cloning #prehistoric #animals #extinction #deextinction #media #colossal #biosciences
https://blogorgonopsid.blogspot.com/2025/04/pravlk-obrovsky-je-zpet-kdepak-jde-jen.html
No, the dire wolf isn't back. Extinction is forever. What Colossal Biosciences created are genetically modified wolves of the species Canis lupus. It's sad to see the public unashamedly lied to by so many media.
#direwolf #canislupus #wolf #genetics #paleogenetics #ancientdna #dna #cloning #prehistoric #animals #extinction #deextinction #media #colossal #biosciences
https://blogorgonopsid.blogspot.com/2025/04/pravlk-obrovsky-je-zpet-kdepak-jde-jen.html
hey venture capitalists I'm cloning some cushty and fantabulosa wolves too. They're much better than those dire wolfs, give me money now #deExtinction
“This is a designer dog. This is a genetically modified gray wolf,” says Jacquelyn Gill, a paleoecologist at the University of Maine, who has worked with Shapiro in the past but was not involved in this project. “I have more than 14 Neandertal genes in me, and we wouldn’t call me a Neandertal.” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-dire-wolf-isnt-back-but-heres-what-de-extinction-tech-can-actually-do/ by @andreatweather.bsky.social
Weil ich gerade einen Post zu den Themen „dire wolf“ und „deextinction“ geteilt habe, hier noch ein (wie ich finde) sehr guter Hörtipp dazu:
Wissenschaft im Brennpunkt vom Deutschlandfunk zum Thema „Mammut-Projekt – Die Rückkehr der Ausgestorbenen“
I recommend this whole thread about Colossal's questionability, ethics and the company's dealings with the public and journalists.
#DireWolf #deextinction #evolution #genetics #ecology #animals #science #genetics #ethics
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i4cn6hmf2bu54j6wozz2ckzb/post/3lmavprh4ic2p
Initially I thought #deextinction was a neat idea, but it's clear from these "dire wolves" that it's all about what the animal looks like, nothing more. Dire wolves weren't actually wolves!
@david_megginson 2/2 Such promises act as a glue trap for the population. We don't learn about the suffering of the masses of cloned pigs that we abuse in animal factories. Even if the mammoths are just rapidly ageing, sick elephants: How much animal suffering. And what incalculable consequences for #habitats and #ecosystems! This is pure #supremacism, #nature as a colony to be exploited.