In bringing back the Woolly Mammoth, there are many things that would have to work for scientists for scientists to be able to do so. Scientist George Church has come to some conclusions for making it work such as gene splicing or “synthetic biology”(Pruitt). In doing this he will be able to mix the genes of the Mammoth with the Asian elephant which could allow him to make a hybrid of the two. This synthetic biology will allow scientists to redesign organisms of one animal and give them new abilities so it can function properly(Synthetic Biology). Church is also using CRISPR/Cas 9 gene splicing which helps geneticists be able to edit parts of a genome. They can add or take away from certain sections of the organism’s DNA in order to make a mutation(What is CRISPR/Cas 9). Bringing a Woolly Mammoth back to life would be a big break in the scientific field and could lead to a huge advancement in cloning and gene altering. The thought is that they would be able to help fight against global warming and it could bring back an old species to help with restoring the tundra to grassland which would affect the change in climate as well(Morse F.). There could be some disadvantages to bringing back the Mammoth. They could mess with wildlife and how it is now, disrupting how other animals eat or hunt for food. We also don’t know how they would act bringing them back out of existence, they could be very unpredictable and cause a lot of unforeseen damage when brought out into the wild again. I think that if this can be done successfully for the Woolly Mammoth, then it can be done for other species. However, I’m not sure how far scientists would want to go with bringing animals back from the dead. There are 5 good quality movies that show us that things could go wrong if we don’t take the correct precautions in what we’re trying to do.
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Synthetic Biology. (2019, August 14). Retrieved from https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/policy-issues/Synthetic-Biology
What is CRISPR-Cas9? (2016, December 19). Retrieved from https://www.yourgenome.org/facts/what-is-crispr-cas9
Morse, F. (2015, June 11). Why scientists want to bring back woolly mammoths. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/33062252/why-scientists-want-to-bring-back-woolly-mammoths