The Walking Dead-- Part 3: De-extincions In the Pipeline

These arether animal species scientists think they could bring back besides the wooly mammoths.

GASTRIC BROODING FROG-- Native to Australia; went extinct in the 1980s.

PASSENGER PIGEON-- Once numbered in the billions; went extinct in 1914.

THYLACINE-- Also known as the Tasmanian tiger; went extinct in the 1930s.

PYRENEAN IBEX-- Found in Spain and Portugal; went extinct in 2000.

Sounds Like Jurassic Park If You Ask Me. --Cooter

The Walking Dead: Bringing 'Em Back-- A How To

OK, here's how to bring 'em back:

1. FIND A CELL-- The real hard part, finding an intact cell from an extinct species

2. PICK A HOST-- The nucleus of the extict animal cell is transferred into a host cell which should be from a similar species (as in using an elephant to host a wooly mammoth).

3. MULTIPLY-- Scientists prompt the new cell to begin dividing until it becomes a viable embryo.

INCUBATE-- The embryo is transferred into an egg or womb of a host animal to hopefully develop into a now de-extinct animal.

See, Told Ya' It Was Easy. So Easy A Caveman Could Do It.  Sorry Geico.  --Cooter

The Walking Dead (No, Not the TV Series)-- Part 1

From the April 15, 2013, Time Magazine "Science: The Walking Dead" by Bryan Walsh.

And this is about scientists being able to revive long-extinct species. How's that for a "Juraissic Park"? The article says that each year an estimated 10,000 to 100,000 animal species die off. But scientists are getting near to the ability to bring 'em back.

And, that would mean DNA. In January, Australian scientists reported they had developed embryos of the extinct gastric brooding frog.

But, should we bring 'em back? Just because we can doesn't mean we should. Hey, they died off for a reason.

Want to know how to do it? Read the next post.

Gone, But Not Forgotten. --DaCoot