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New debate coming Jan. 30th - Should we bring extinct creatures back to life?

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Don't Bring Extinct Creatures Back to Life

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A good podcast discussion of this topic is at https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/pr ... ls/9910296

One question I have is how much the frozen DNA continues to degrade over time, so whether it would still be possible to use mammoth DNA in a few centuries.

They say extinction is forever, but if DNA can still be used that might not be true for some species that humans have eliminated.

The context is that if we are cooking the whole planet anyway, then rushing in to restore species at great expense has high opportunity cost. We should instead aim to make Siberia cold enough again for mammoths, and wait till we are on track with that project before recreating the mammoths.
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