Staff Reports
Colossal Biosciences is all about making mammoth-sized waves in the scientific world, but they might be barking up the wrong tree, or should I say, tundra! They claim to have cracked the code on pluripotential stem cells that could potentially bring back the woolly mammoth, but let’s face it – mammoths are as extinct as dodos and disco, folks! It’s a nice idea, sure, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves here.
These stem cells they’ve cooked up are like the Swiss Army knives of cells, able to transform into any other type of cell. Sounds fancy, right? They’re all hyped up because they’ve managed to turn some elephant cells into embryonic-like ones, which could be a game-changer if you’re into creating faux-mammoths. But let’s not forget, we’re not in Jurassic Park – real life doesn’t always follow Hollywood scripts.
'De-Extinction' Company Claims Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Produce New Pseudo-Mammoth Species https://t.co/ALaowHkH2l
— Rosehead (@Rosehea92496012) March 7, 2024
Imagine this – a herd of pseudo-mammoths roaming around Siberia to combat climate change by supposedly preserving the mammoth steppe. Sorry, but that’s as likely as finding a polar bear in the Sahara Desert! The mammoth steppe was a whole ecosystem, not just a one-trick pony… or in this case, mammoth. Trying to revive it by throwing a couple of faux-mammoths into the mix is like expecting a sprinkle of salt to turn a glass of water into the ocean.
And here’s the real kicker – these pseudo-mammoths won’t have a clue about how to be real mammoths. They won’t have mama mammoths to show them the ropes, no herd wisdom to pass down, no survival skills to learn. It’s like dropping a bunch of city slickers into the wild and expecting them to thrive – it ain’t gonna happen, folks!
Look, tinkering with genetics is all fine and dandy, but let’s not get carried away with bringing back ancient beasts from the dead. We’ve got real issues to tackle in the here and now. So, let’s leave the mammoths to the history books and focus on things that actually matter today. And remember, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Let’s keep our feet on the ground and our heads out of the clouds, shall we?
