De-extinction: Bringing animal species back from the brink

The Frozen Zoo in San Diego is at the forefront of the emerging field of de-extinction - resurrecting DNA to restore animal species that are in danger of disappearing forever, through such methods as genetic editing and cloning. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti talks with scientists at the Frozen Zoo (whose bank of frozen cells could help save an estimated one million species) about their efforts to bring back the black-footed ferret. He also talks with the founder of Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company working to bring back long-extinct species like the woolly mammoth and dodo bird.
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[@johnnygee4206]

Absolutely fascinating. I really don't like the idea of bringing back a species that went extinct naturally, but a species that was wiped out because of overhunting or because they were deemed an inconvenience is fine by me, as long as there's still suitable habitat available for them to thrive. GO TEAM DODO!!

[@SoberBangBangVeteran]

Yea that and anything that’s not going to rip me up from the sky’s.

[@johnnygee4206]

@@SoberBangBangVeteran Agreed. I was attacked by a goose once, and that was traumatizing enough. I didn't fear for my life, but the indignity was unbearable.

[@Geeksmithing]

@@johnnygee4206 Sounds like fowl play.

[@crrtpf]

why are you against bringing back the species that went extinct naturally?

[@johnnygee4206]

@@crrtpf For what purpose? I believe in righting a wrong, but bringing back an animal species whose time naturally ran its course isn't doing that. It'd probably be nothing more than a cash grab at that point. Bring something back just stick it in a zoo and charge admission? I'm really not interested in that.

[@beatbox20fmj]

It seems like the problem is that we only start saving DNA once a species is close to extinction. If it's dangerous for close human relatives to replicate, then surely only having a handful of individuals procreating can't be good for the life of the revived species

[@linguaphile42]

I got the impression that the goal is to preserve a wide variety of cells so that the ferret situation would not be the rule but the exception.

[@aff77141]

Correct, generally you need about 500 individuals to create a healthy population. But I think the idea generally is to have a few purebreds born, and breed them both with each other and similar species, and likely there will be dna manipulation as well. So, they should turn out alright at this point

[@beatbox20fmj]

@@aff77141 So basically when they say we're going to revive wolly mammoths, it's not really going to be a mammoth but some type of hybrid?

[@ankiking]

That is why they are cloning from older samples.

[@Porpentein]

I love how the comments under this video show how most people understand science by means of watching action films rather than by learning, well, science.

[@southernflatland]

Scientifically, big dinosaurs indeed can eat humans. What exactly do you plan to feed your pet T-Rex? Just because science can, doesn't necessarily mean they should. Edit: Even if they only start off sticking to smaller, more modern rarer animals, eventually they'll end up doing 'secret' experiments somewhere in the world, because humans don't know when to quit before it's too late. They're already talking about trying to bring back the wooly mammoth...

[@Porpentein]

@@southernflatland At least, science would give me reasons supported by logic and research instead of just moral platitudes. I want to see herds of woolly mammoths as well as a return of species that modern colonialism killed off like the Tasmanian tiger and the dodo. But no, this somehow means I’m gonna be killed by a dinosaur before I am killed by the depletion of 90% of the world’s drinking water circa 2040 and the wars that come from that. Please God, let me die the cool death of being bitten in half by a spinosaurus before I just plain starve to death during the coming wars, floods and droughts

[@johnnygee4206]

IKR. Who knew Jurassic Park was a documentary, or that Jeff Goldblum was such a brilliant mathematician specializing in chaos theory. Talk about multi-talented!

[@allenwalker1395]

@M C Jerassic park technically a sciatific hypothesis. If not u explain any good or bad out come. Man playing God. Nothing good comes of this.

[@southernflatland]

@@allenwalker1395 Big creatures with big teeth = no good to us tiny humans. Hope that makes enough sense to you.

[@rclaughlin]

Bringing back an extinct species will do no good if you don't alter the conditions that made it extinct in the first place.

[@tessat338]

I always think that the idea of trying to bring back an extinct species as a way of saving the environment is like trying to have a baby to save your marriage. That is, going about priorities backwards.

[@reynaldoflores4522]

The Tasmanian Tiger went extinct because the government put a bounty on it . But now, that bounty had been rescinded.

[@chewy99.]

I mean we know there aren’t unlimited amounts of animals now and we can indeed make them go extinct, so already the conditions of extinction for many species like dodos, Thylacines, and mammoths to some extent have been altered.

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

@@chewy99. It is a lot more complex that, for species that became extinct due to overhunting such as the Thylacine, the great auk, the passenger pigeon or the Falklands fox their habitat is still right there (even if not as extensive as it once was) and would, most likely benefit, from its presence,. For other extinct (e. g. moas, dodos, pig-footed bandicoots) or critically endangered species (e. g. sumatran rhinoceros, vaquita, amur leopard), which are in their status mostly due to habitat destruction or the introduction of invasive species, it would indeed be necessary to restore their habitats before there's any hope of reintroducing them to their former range.

[@katelyns419]

Ugh the black footed ferret 😍😍😍 Such beauties!

[@tessat338]

Dr. Beth Shapiro's "How To Clone a Mammoth" is a really good book on the subject. She is able to go into much greater detail than she can here.

[@shanestorm8805]

Second that

[@SparklySpencer]

Saw a few articles mentioning even the CIA has been wondering about Wholly Mammoths, this has been enlightening

[@RetailRipper]

"life finds a way"

[@Sarappreciates]

Some people don't like this because they think it resolves humanity's responsibility when we go stomping all over nature. I disagree because it's like saying that cleaning up spilled milk is gonna lead to more milk drinking. That's silly. But we're talking about humanity, so maybe not as silly as it sounds because I think spilled milk would just make us buy more milk even if we don't plan to drink the extra.

[@dave929]

I help out at a local museum and most people have heard of this and always think of “Jurassic Park”. Fun times for science.

[@elyzsabethahne2116]

Please, I hope to see in my lifetime relatively recently extinct species revived: passenger pigeon, Carolina conure/parrakeet, Louisiana conure/parakeet (subspecies of the Carolina), heath hen, great auk, etc. Thank you very much.

[@shanestorm8805]

You might like the book “how to clone a mammoth.” It’s author Beth Shapiro was one of the people interviewed in this video, and the book talks a lot about the passenger pigeon

[@tessat338]

They can't clone birds the way they can mammals because the zygote is inside the egg shell inside the mother bird at the time that the cloning of mammal zygote would take place. They can only modify the sperm or egg cells inside the chick when it is much older inside the shell. Then the modified chick has to survive hatching, grow to reproductive age and then mate naturally with a bird of the opposite sex. Only THEN can they see if the resulting chick has all the genes and traits that they are going for.

[@ralsim5308]

but also please protect the species that are now in the brink of extinction to be gone forever

[@elyzsabethahne2116]

@@ralsim5308 Yes--this, too!

[@charlanpennington3989]

I had only known of chocolate colored ferrets, only seen chocolate ones at the zoo. Was reading in the yard, very still, when a blond went racing across the backyard of my neighbor, then mine. When it was 3 or 4 feet away it noticed my eyes yracking it, and was horrified. The dry grasses on my hillside were the perfect cover and match for the little blonde. It's tail tip remained black. Near thousand oaks, California.

[@poolhall9632]

Playing with nature always goes really well.

[@Lilybet1316]

We have destroyed their habitat and humans continue to expand and eliminate protected lands, what will prevent future extinction. Additionally humans are still skinning animals for fur and factory farming - who decides which animals are worth our protection and care? 🥺😔

[@someguy2135]

I agree. How can each of us fight extinction of wild animal species? For one thing, switch to a fully plant based diet. Animal agriculture, especially raising cows, is a major cause of deforestation, which means habitat destruction and biodiversity loss. Other benefits? 1-Your own health (vegans are less likely to get the most common chronic, deadly diseases) 2-Helping to end animal agriculture would reduce the chance of another pandemic & other zoonotic diseases 3-Helping to end animal ag would reduce the chance of the development of an antibiotic resistant pathogen. 4-Animal ag wastes a huge amount of fresh water. Each vegan saves 219,000 gallons of water every year! 5-Animal ag is a major cause of water pollution 6-Animal ag is a major cause of deforestation 7-Animal ag increases PTSD and spousal abuse in the people who work in slaughterhouses. Workers in meat packing facilities often endure terrible, dangerous working conditions. 8-Animal ag is a major cause of the loss of habitat and biodiversity 9-Needless killing of innocent, sentient beings cannot be ethically justified. 10- It is the single most effective way for each of us to fight climate change and environmental degradation. 11- Longer lifespan. 12- Healthier weight (vegans were the only dietary group in the Adventist Studies that had an average BMI in the recommended range.) 13- A healthy plant based diet significantly reduces the chances of ED later in life, and even 1 meal can improve bedroom performance 14- Vegetarians and vegans have lower rates of dementia later in life 15- A plant based diet could save money! You could reduce your food budget by one third! 16-A fully plant based diet improves the immune system according to a study published in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health 17-A fully plant based food system would greatly reduce food borne illnesses like salmonella 18-A fully plant based food system would be able to feed millions more people. Our population is growing! 19-A fully plant based food system would save 13,000 lives a year from the air pollution caused by animal agriculture, according to a study 20- A vegan world would save 8 million human lives a year, and $1 trillion in health care and related costs (Oxford Study) Links for some of these are at my channel under "About." If you doubt any of them, I would be glad to cite evidence from credible sources to back them up. KZbin only allows a certain number of links at my channel. After I made my list, I found this video with his own list which overlaps mine. He cites evidence from credible sources in the description. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5SZfp2jqJalnq8

[@someguy2135]

A fully plant based food system would need only 25% of the land now needed for food production, according to the most comprehensive study on the effect of food production on our environment as done by Oxford.

[@someguy2135]

"While the wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest may constitute an “international crisis,” they are hardly an accident. The vast majority of the fires have been set by loggers and ranchers to clear land for cattle. The practice is on the rise, encouraged by Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s populist pro-business president, who is backed by the country’s so-called “beef caucus.” While this may be business as usual for Brazil’s beef farmers, the rest of the world is looking on in horror. So, for those wondering how they could help save the rainforest, known as “the planet’s lungs” for producing about 20% of the world’s oxygen, the answer may be simple. Eat less meat."- CNN Another reason they burn the Amazon is to grow soy. "More than three-quarters (77%) of global soy is fed to livestock for meat and dairy production. Most of the rest is used for biofuels, industry or vegetable oils. Just 7% of soy is used directly for human food products such as tofu, soy milk, edamame beans, and tempeh." -Our World in Data

[@exempligratia101]

In order to reduce our species destructive capabilities, we humans need to globally reduce our population from 8 billion to at least 1-3 billion. Far less human habitation, but higher standard of living/access to resources.

[@someguy2135]

@@exempligratia101 I personally don't have kids and never will, but convincing people to not have children is a lot less likely to succeed than to convince them to switch their diet to one that is also much better for their health, longevity, and the benefit to mankind and future generations for not only climate change but the many other reasons on my list. Another problem with trying to solve the climate emergency that way is that even if we convinced people to stop reproducing today, the effect would not be felt soon enough to avoid the tipping points that the Paris Agreement goals are meant to prevent. We cannot avoid a 1.5 degree increase of global warming without revolutionizing the food production system! Evidence from credible sources on request.

[@artgalgenius]

They only mentioned the northern white rhino once, which has a worldwide effort to save the species from the brink of extinction. There’s only 2 left😢 under 24/7 guard in Kenya but researchers in Europe, Asia, North America, and Kenya are working together to bring them back

[@chicanapunkLA]

Yes I remember watching a documentary about it.

[@themechbuilder6171]

aren't there 3 movies about warning us from the dangers if bringing extinct animals to the modern ecosystem?

[@roy19491]

there was a "reverse evolution" program in Europe in the 1970's that re-created Aurochs (wild cattle) and Tarpans (wild horses)

[@justrelaxing1501]

So I was wondering, when that cancer thing was going to get funded…AND CURED!!!

[@sexy0rthrus]

I want my Mammoths, they belong with the living still. I also want the American Cheetah back, the Eurasian Cave Lion, Giant Ground sloths, Dire bears and Wolves, Megalocerus, and the megafauna of Australia. There's several species that shouldn't have disappeared because of us, large ones too. One of the last bastions of megafauna Is Africa, and no where else. Bears, musk ox or just oxen, and mooses are the largest land animals you can find most anywhere. But not the larger ones. In my book there's always space for species on earth, and especially the ones that were taken before their time. We are truly the worst invasive species this planet had ever seen. But it's not too late to make things right, set things up for the future to be better. I've waited my whole life with hope knowing I'll get to see a mammoth, and hopefully in the wild within my lifetime. I want to right a wrong all of our ancestors did for thousands of years. They didn't know any better, until after the fact. It's our job to fix what we broke.

[@melinapech8804]

Pretty amazing stuff - the brains on these scientists!

[@tedadams1324]

WONDERFUL!!!! This is extremely important work and I hope that it is successful!

[@palmettoms9886]

Can we bring back the Carolina Parakeet 🦜 and passenger pigeon..maybe the ivory bill woodpecker before we worry about things like Dodos 🦤 and mammoths 🦣 ?!

[@rr7firefly]

"If humans disappeared a lot of things would grow back." That's a sad and incriminating statement about our species. It's the one that is destroying biodiversity on this planet and altering the delicate environmental balance through massive pollution. That makes people sad but it is more important to defy these things. Through direct action and through political change.

[@someguy2135]

I agree. Massive pollution and animal agriculture, which not only contributes to the pollution, but directly impacts habitat loss. The fishing industry is a direct attack on biodiversity loss! What can each of us do about it? For one thing, switch to a fully plant based diet. Why? Going vegan is the single most effective way for each of us to minimize our environmental footprint. "According to the most comprehensive analysis of farming’s impact on the planet, plant-based food is most effective at combatting climate change. Oxford University researcher Joseph Poore, who led the study, said adopting a vegan diet is “the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth.” “A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use and water use. It is far bigger than cutting down on your flights or buying an electric car,” he explained, which would only reduce greenhouse gas“Avoiding consumption of animal products delivers far better environmental benefits than trying to purchase sustainable meat and dairy,” he added.”. -Joseph Poore, Environmental Science Researcher, University of Oxford. Joseph Poore switched to a plant based diet after seeing the results of the study. Links at my channel under "About.

[@realdeal8303]

Uh my species doesn't destroy the Earth 🌍 like the 🪱

[@someguy2135]

@@realdeal8303 Worms destroy the Earth? You will have to explain that one!

[@samyoung3592]

But do we have the habitat for them, now? Seems way too late to me.

[@chewy99.]

Dodos habitat is still there, and there’s plenty of space in the steppe for the mammoth. Pleistocene park is helping to bring back more of the biodiversity of the old mammoth steppe, which is now quite barren, but it’ll never be the beautiful mammoth steppe without… well… mammoths.

[@tobechukwuolumba7337]

It is about species in animals and how it really become the future of them. Very genetic story.

[@ForrestAnna]

What a beautiful program after all the damage we've done.

[@Teeveepicksures]

"Well...there it is."

[@azax3813]

Finally Godzilla can return,you can take my mother in law DNA .Im sure they are same species.

[@tella117]

Crazy times indeed

[@jsoo67]

Poor dodos didn't stand a chance against humans or any other animal for that matter.

[@kevb67]

Jeff Goldblum 5:35 from Jurassic Park 😂😂😂😂 “Chaos Theory”

[@PhilMachi]

I'm a little disappointed at @5:24 how they made it seem like the dodo just died from natural causes. This is one of those situations where it's a mess that deserves cleaning up since we hunted them into extinction. Mammoths are interesting and all but (in my opinion) shouldn't even be a priority.

[@AbigayleFall-sp3wt]

In regards to the Mammoth: "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." - Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park

[@TinaCBeana]

It'd be pretty selfish to bring back the woolly mammoth to live in an ever-dwindling habitat that could completely disappear.

[@dinofallone2281]

I would recommend reading about Pleistocene Park in Siberia which could lead to some serious environmental benefits

[@chewy99.]

Mammoths could have a great positive impact on the climate. The tundra is just an empty version of the mammoth steppe, it shouldn’t be the way it is now.

[@aff77141]

They should because it will prevent the tundra from having forest encroachment. They only died because of us, it's not like dinosaurs. They're also not gonna be all that much more dangerous than a regular elephant, aka reapect them and they'll most likely respect you

[@TheBandit7613]

@@TinaCBeana Plenty of habitat in Alaska and Canada.

[@kalel311superman9]

fascinating

[@roygbiv5164]

I dont know why we cant "select" for satisfaction and grafefullness over greed and competitivness?

[@Whocares.........]

Well done!😊

[@PAAKWAMEPAA]

So interesting

[@gaillewis5472]

Let's try to bring back the wooly mammoth as the poles are melting. The fact that this animal thrived during an ice age shouldn't be a deterrent...

[@chewy99.]

Maybe by 2033 we’ll have living mammoths and dodos. But 5 years is far too soon.

[@paigeking2605]

Is no one concerned about the ferret/weasel she like body slams in the cage conveniently time with "no one likes going to the doctor" 😂😂😂😂

[@jocelynharvey5558]

Could they transplant another b.f.ferrets repo system

[@marydonofrio8116]

Protect those that are here!!!! Just because we can do something doesnt mean we should.

[@johnnygee4206]

Perfecting de-extinction technology IS protecting those that are here. When plan A isn't working, it's always smart to have a plan B.

[@someguy2135]

Protecting is more important, but I see no reason not to try to reverse the damage humans have already caused.

[@someguy2135]

"While the wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest may constitute an “international crisis,” they are hardly an accident. The vast majority of the fires have been set by loggers and ranchers to clear land for cattle. The practice is on the rise, encouraged by Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s populist pro-business president, who is backed by the country’s so-called “beef caucus.” While this may be business as usual for Brazil’s beef farmers, the rest of the world is looking on in horror. So, for those wondering how they could help save the rainforest, known as “the planet’s lungs” for producing about 20% of the world’s oxygen, the answer may be simple. Eat less meat."- CNN Another reason they burn the Amazon is to grow soy. "More than three-quarters (77%) of global soy is fed to livestock for meat and dairy production. Most of the rest is used for biofuels, industry or vegetable oils. Just 7% of soy is used directly for human food products such as tofu, soy milk, edamame beans, and tempeh." -Our World in Data

[@someguy2135]

How can each of us fight extinction of wild animal species? For one thing, switch to a fully plant based diet. Animal agriculture, especially raising cows, is a major cause of deforestation, which means habitat destruction and biodiversity loss. Other benefits? Can you refute any of these compelling reasons to boycott animal products? 1-Your own health (vegans are less likely to get the most common chronic, deadly diseases) 2-Helping to end animal agriculture would reduce the chance of another pandemic & other zoonotic diseases 3-Helping to end animal ag would reduce the chance of the development of an antibiotic resistant pathogen. 4-Animal ag wastes a huge amount of fresh water. Each vegan saves 219,000 gallons of water every year! 5-Animal ag is a major cause of water pollution 6-Eliminating meat in your diet reduces the antibiotic resistant pathogens in your gut 7-Animal ag increases PTSD and spousal abuse in the people who work in slaughterhouses. Workers in meat packing facilities often endure terrible, dangerous working conditions. 8-Animal ag is a major cause of the loss of habitat and biodiversity 9-Needless killing of innocent, sentient beings cannot be ethically justified. 10- It is the single most effective way for each of us to fight climate change and environmental degradation. 11- Longer lifespan. 12- Healthier weight (vegans were the only dietary group in the Adventist Studies that had an average BMI in the recommended range.) 13- A healthy plant based diet significantly reduces the chances of ED later in life, and even 1 meal can improve bedroom performance 14- Vegetarians and vegans have lower rates of dementia later in life 15- A plant based diet could save money! You could reduce your food budget by one third! 16-A fully plant based diet improves the immune system according to a study published in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health 17-A fully plant based food system would greatly reduce food borne illnesses like salmonella 18-A fully plant based food system would be able to feed millions more people. Our population is growing! 19-A fully plant based food system would save 13,000 lives a year from the air pollution caused by animal agriculture, according to a study 20- A vegan world would save 8 million human lives a year, and $1 trillion in health care and related costs (Oxford Study) Links for some of these are at my channel under "About." If you doubt any of them, I would be glad to cite evidence from credible sources to back them up. KZbin only allows a certain number of links at my channel. After I made my list, I found this video with his own list which overlaps mine. He cites evidence from credible sources in the description. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5SZfp2jqJalnq8

[@xanselmox]

very cool

[@rockyraaacoon]

Why did she throw the ferret down the cage like that? 😦😰

[@tessat338]

That wasn't a ferret. That was a dead white rat for the ferret already in the cage to eat.

[@rockyraaacoon]

@@tessat338 😂 thanks for clarifying!

[@reynaldoflores4522]

​@@tessat338 The ferret 's natural prey in the wild is prairie dogs, not white rats !

[@ryanreedgibson]

Did I just watch a ferret get roofied, played with, and then released? I guess you got to want it.

[@bloodlxlart9958]

Wonder how long til we see wooly mammoth ribs on the menu

[@FantasticAnimalWorldFAW]

Nice

[@kerjectroter3761]

It's indeed an exciting topic, bring back creatures that are long extinct is both exciting and the same time concerning. Bringing back the wolly mammoth, the dodo bird and the Tasmanian Tiger is awesome. Not all will be easy though some have been extinct for 10,000 years like the cave lion would be hard or the surgot parent is too small like the Giant Ground sloth and the Stellar's Seacow for example, it might take some creative way to clone the creature like an artificial wob.

[@80club45]

Aliens probably did the same thing with us

[@jakesheldon7637]

“And most recently…✨kurt✨😀👍🏻🐴”

[@ToeIn2194]

I'm guessing a lot of clones like the ferret Elizabeth Ann will end up being sterile.

[@YelloLibra83]

No matter how well intentioned you are….there will always be someone/s who corrupts it.

[@phendyho6317]

Wow

[@truebetold65]

What in the 0:28?

[@deeprose8598]

Amazing & wonderful

[@lepapercastle]

I'm not sure how I feel about this.

[@Leo-zk9rd]

i don’t care about mammoths! we need to bring back Tasmanian tigers!

[@singledijjiti.q.2294]

For a second I thought the 2 docs were clones😅

[@amy83079]

Why not spend that money on protecting endangered species? Thousands of species are lost each year. If human made problems that led to species extinction are not addressed, this work is pointless.

[@FlubberFrosch]

How about both? There are lots of smart people with different interests and talents who can all work together on the future. There are those who work to prevent extinction and those who work to reverse extinction. It‘s good to have both because, as you said, extinction is happening more and more. And scientists who can work on de-extinction wouldn‘t have much to do with direct conservation of living species. It would be a waste not to use them. The best-known extinct species were personally wiped out by humans through intensive hunting, including the thylacine, the mammoth (at least partly our fault), the passenger pigeon and the dodo. Not hunting them anymore, as with the former bounty on the thylacine, is often enough. If that‘s not enough, we‘ll certainly be thinking about it. The return of the mammoth also gives us a chance to save the permafrost, with its billions of tonnes of CO², from thawing.

[@qjtvaddict]

Go for it we can reverse damage

[@TheTexasDuke]

Run it! Save

[@austinsorlien4217]

amazing work.

[@sgtjitters8980]

Bringing the dead back to life, I see we as a society feel like tempting God

[@exile9024]

Can I clone my dead dog now please.

[@happygrandma4ruthP]

This is not good😢

[@sararogers4997]

Great but habitat loss continues apace...so where do these animals live??

[@michaelkurtz1967]

Mammals are like tomatoes. It will replicate, however you will get smaller ones.

[@rock-n-rollfoodie]

What about human placenta used to help humans?

[@7cFamilyClintThomasPaul]

Great effort 🎉

[@ivaxnog6157]

La vida es una tómbola

[@sieeda4444]

The is Amazing Beauty and Hi Sophistication We as Humans posses!? 🙏 ❤️ 🤔

[@maclac48]

🤔

[@jackbuckley7816]

Unless any currently extinct species brought back into existence are thoroughly protected, my greatest fear is that they'd become extinct again, i.e., captured, mistreated, & displayed for monetary gain, hunted to death and/or otherwise wiped-out----because humans are so vain, childish, selfishly stupid, heartless, & short-sighted about such matters, especially where financial profit is involved.

[@EZEKIELAIA]

Why? When we have destroyed their terrain and environment?? How on earth will they survive....they won't will they?🙄🙄🙄

[@linguaphile42]

I'm imagining that these brilliant scientists have considered that.

[@idontgivearatsbottom]

Id be spicy too if i was violently slammed into a box

[@RaiDeN131313]

Fascinating but yeah , it's probably going to evolve into a slow process , potentially lasting several lifetimes. The most apparent reason is the lack of immediate financial incentives. My guess is animal de-extinction will only happen extensively after humans - for medical purposes and more. Because sadly , that's where the money is and where most funding would go. Wouldn't be surprised if human cloning is already done more extensively and more succesfully behind the scenes. I love how they can preserve DNA for future generations , what an amazing hope this builds for the future.

[@JohnAlvarado-th7tt]

Now that's some walking around money ❤

[@MegInWhispers]

one liquid ferret

[@santiagohernandez4880]

Life will find away

[@cswatson4823]

No. No no mammoth. No

[@rickricky5626]

we are way too late........stop giving out hope.....the take away message here should be of sorrow and sadness that humans have treated the earth and its animals as trash....and guess what?...humans are animals and extinction is really possible for us as well...

[@NicholleChristineEdwards]

ok- CLEAN THE OCEAN 🌊

[@KydraExhale]

Are any of the species they/thems?

[@josh._-_]

Gender is a human concept but ok

[@mcdonalds420]

Bring first humans then cage them like other animals 😮

[@Epicjira]

Chickenosaurus

[@alldayeveryday6464]

I'm a sci

[@reynaldoflores4522]

If you clone an animal, since it is an exact genetic copy of the donor cell, you actually re-create a copy of the same individual. In a sense, that individual is resurrected.

[@spookyaction8917]

Welcome back, Time to die again. While you've been gone we've made the planet even more uninhabitable.

[@hazelgreen8219]

Seems like we’d be better off using science to solve modern problems rather than to resurrect prehistoric animals.

[@linguaphile42]

Modern problems include keystone species dying out because of the effects of human civilization. Keystone species hold an ecosystem together and when they're lost, it affects us all -- landscape issues, pest populations, etc. I agree about the prehistoric animals, but the point was made that this type of research attracts the donations, and then what is learned can be shared with scientists helping current species.

[@sharpaycutie2]

Can’t imagine what modern problems science can Help? We have evey medication known to man…

[@chewy99.]

No animals mentioned in this video as being possible to bring back are prehistoric…

[@ruthyguilbe7801]

In my opinion that wasted time.dedicated your time with family then dry bones

[@ESSBrew]

THey should be mining amber , and then use frog dna to fill in the misssing.... uh code!

[@note2owns]

What's scary is when they are able to bring humans back past and present.

[@chewy99.]

The best they could ever do with that is making someone who looks like a historical figure if you have their dna.

[@robynrains7252]

Absolutely not there is no reason to bring these ancient animals back. Take care of what we have now please 🤔🤨

[@reynaldoflores4522]

It would be interesting to see a brontosaurus alive again.

[@michaelvaladez6570]

Why would you want to bring back a Wholly Mammoth or the Dodo bird..they went by natural causes..sadly.But to save a species from going before its time and beneficial to nature that's a good thing.

[@buninparadise9476]

The Dodo did not.

[@paulcherry366]

It is widely believed that human hunting led to the extinction of the mammoth.

[@michaelvaladez6570]

@@buninparadise9476 Yes its a sorry case it was killed by humans..not very favorable and when it no longer existed no one noticed 💔.

[@cheryllechtanski8686]

I don't think species that are extinct should be brought back. Since they're gone, the ecosystems they were in have adapted to ongoing changes. Bringing them back might throw everything off. Also, we are still currently in the 6th mass extinction and nothing is changing. I fear climate change is going to wreak havoc on many more species and we are not going to be able to reverse the damage that we've done. :(

[@skinnywaterboys6108]

Just because we can does no mean we should!

[@MightyRob1]

I'm disappointed in the lack of Jurassic Park jokes in the comments

[@alexsiemers7898]

I’m disappointed that people are still making them at all

[@Bettiephile]

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”

[@FloridaMan69.]

hopefully this will work on the japanese

[@JH-lz4dh]

Oh look! They are actually wearing respirators as they should be, better than what my hospital and doctors use.