Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
I was reading an article this morning in a local paper similar to this “Regenerating a Mammoth”
And in the paper I was reading it talked about the possibility of regenerating a Mammoth, regenerating a Mastodon and regenerating a Smilodon.
And I will admit I do think it would be pretty cool to see a real live Mammoth or Mastodon or Smilodon (Saber toothed tiger). But the article I read said something like a real Jurassic park. And I began to think. Would Regenerating anything form the past be a good idea? If you regenerate a Mammoth what happens if they are left to roam free, how would that affect the ecosystem or other animals in the areas it would populate. What if you Regenerating a Saber toothed tiger and it was out roaming free what impact would a cat that might be an Uber-predator by today’s standards have on the indigenous species of anyplace it decided to live? Of course regenerate only one and likely it remains in captivity so I guess this is more of a what if thing.
I realize this is not necessarily ever going to happen and I am not sitting here in fear thinking of facing off with a Smilodon anytime soon, actually this is more of a philosophical view I guess. Or it cold be I am overly philosophical in my thinking today or it could be I am just overly silly in my thinking today, either way maybe it’s just me.
But I wonder if science could do things like this should science do it just because they can?
Thoughts
And in the paper I was reading it talked about the possibility of regenerating a Mammoth, regenerating a Mastodon and regenerating a Smilodon.
And I will admit I do think it would be pretty cool to see a real live Mammoth or Mastodon or Smilodon (Saber toothed tiger). But the article I read said something like a real Jurassic park. And I began to think. Would Regenerating anything form the past be a good idea? If you regenerate a Mammoth what happens if they are left to roam free, how would that affect the ecosystem or other animals in the areas it would populate. What if you Regenerating a Saber toothed tiger and it was out roaming free what impact would a cat that might be an Uber-predator by today’s standards have on the indigenous species of anyplace it decided to live? Of course regenerate only one and likely it remains in captivity so I guess this is more of a what if thing.
I realize this is not necessarily ever going to happen and I am not sitting here in fear thinking of facing off with a Smilodon anytime soon, actually this is more of a philosophical view I guess. Or it cold be I am overly philosophical in my thinking today or it could be I am just overly silly in my thinking today, either way maybe it’s just me.
But I wonder if science could do things like this should science do it just because they can?
Thoughts