De-Extinction: Why We Should Bring Back The Woolly Mammoth

John Wiens, an evolutionary biologist at Stony Brook University in New York says, “There is a terrible urgency to saving threatened species and habitats.” He continues in saying “As far as I can see, there is little urgency for bringing back extinct ones. Why invest millions of dollars in bring a handful of species back from the dead, when there are millions still waiting to be discovered, described, and protected?” This is a problem for many scientists and Paul R. Ehrlich states in his article, The Case of De- Extinction:It is a Fascinating but Dumb Idea, says that “It is much more sensible to put all the limited resources for science and conservation into preventing extinctions, by tackling the causes of demise….” This is proving that de-extinction is a bad idea because of the facts that it is more important to put money and research into conservation efforts. By focusing on de-extinction. We are tearing away our focus on these efforts and putting it into something that may or may not work. Something never tested that could possibly hurt not help the environment. Paul R Ehrlich also states that “De-extinction seems far- fetched, financially problematic, and extremely unlikely to succeed.” With de- extinction hindering conservation efforts and being unlikely to succeed it is clear that we should not even attempt de-extinction. However hindering conservation efforts is only one way that de-extinction is a bad

Biology Issues Investigations: “Should we bring back the woolly mammoth from extinction? Or should we not tamper with the past and leave things how they are?

Scientist have developed medicine that takes away pain, strengthens the body, and reduces future health problems. There is also treatment to prolong someones life span. This is an exprodanary advancement from our modern medicine. I myself am not one who can criticize modern medicine. for years it kept my younger brother alive. My desire like many is to have a long and healthy life for ourselves and our loved ones. Unfortunately, our modern medicine has its disadvantages. As i mentioned previously the development of transplants and modern medicine helped me brother for a few years but it also slowly killed him. Disease has killed many people as a result, there is now embryo gene modification. Embryo gene modification is used to eliminate terrible genetic deceases passed on through genes. This gene editing will cure the embryo from any disease, therefore, the child will potentially live a longer life. It will pass its modified genes to its offspring and create a stronger generation. The future may consist of healthier humans with long life

The now extinct mammoths have, through the position and condition of their bones and carcasses, have left many scientists questioning the cause of their death and rapid extinction. These created creatures, did exist on the earth. When I was younger, I believed the life of the mammoths, but not strongly, always having a thought that they were just a made up and fictional character. Over the years, my belief in the existence of mammoths has increased and since this research on the mammoths, I have grown even stronger in my belief that these creatures once roamed the earth. I believed they became extinct after the flood, and near the end of the ice age.

Recently the world has turned its attention to a new development in science, cloning. Cloning is defined as “the process of producing a clone” (Dictionary.com). This has become a big deal because the endless ways we can bring back extinct creatures. Such as, the extinct wooly mammoth, the Tasmanian tiger, and Quagga. With the endless ability to bring back animal from the past with DNA there comes a problem. With human DNA made available so easily science has come to the idea and process of making designer babies. A designer baby is a baby whose genetic makeup has been selected in order to eradicate a particular defect, or to ensure that a particular gene is present. A family gene might be a bad disease which a baby might get when born. Before this, cloning a baby was science fiction idea to people. It was never imagined or even thought possible, but now it is not. Scientist have already started to create ways to clone babies. With this comes the problem of how far should scientist go? This could be both a blessing and a curse.

While there appears to be many advantages for the continuation of cloning research, there are other drawbacks that may negatively impact the society in the future. Cloning may reduce genetic variability by producing populations that have the same genetic make-up. This population would be susceptible to the same diseases and could potentially be wiped out by a single strain of virus. Such a result could be catastrophic and devastate entire nations. Cloning in human would inevitably lead to testings on human subjects and genetic tailoring of offspring. It is plausible that scientists could alter genetic coding to produce a baby with desirable traits resulting in a ‘perfect human’ with heightened senses and sub-normal intelligence. There have been no occurrences to

There are many good reasons to both develop cloning and incorporate it into modern medicine. Human cloning is extremely beneficial, but there are some downsides. Many of the problems are ethical in nature. Matthew Nisbet involved the public in his article. He polled the public on their opinions about human cloning and stem cell research. He found that “The public appears to have strong reservations about research that destroys embryos”

Scientists can prove evolution more and learn about it more and how it works (Pros and Cons of De-extinction, 2018). Scientists will also be able to eradicate diseases that are caused by specific genes by introducing immune species in the wild (Pros and Cons of De-extinction, 2018). Lastly, if scientists are able to bring back extinct species, people could get an insight into the evolution process (Pros and Cons of De-extinction, 2018). However, that is what scientists want people to think. Sure people could learn about evolution more, but if scientists are able to resurrect and use mostly elephant DNA then scientists won't learn much about mammoth evolution because the mammoth will have the evolution of the elephant. So how can the scientists know? Also how can scientists make immunities from the mammoth if the mammoth is the one producing new diseases that scientists are not aware of

This topic has already caused mass debates and argument between people, whether they are scientists or just students, everyone has their own opinion. Some people are saying that we should do as much as we can with this technology as we have it, no limitations but others are saying stop wait a second, what do we even really know about this technology. Is it morally okay to genetically change and modify your future children? Should it truly be up to the parents as to what the child’s life will be like? Are there dangerous side affects that we are unaware of yet?

There should be no room to clone any human being nor animal. There is so much more to find out about our world then to test the non-achieved and inefficient process of cloning. Therefore I am against any type of cloning, whether therapeutic or reproductive. Andy vidak I write to you this letter, to give you a better understanding of why funding for cloning would set us back as a society. Genuinely I care about our future because I want our generation to be known as the one who did brilliant things. The excuse that cloning can potentially result in medical breakthrough is unacceptable because, like president George W. Bush said in his 2002 speech about human cloning, “We can pursue medical research with a clear sense of moral purpose.” (Office of the Press Secretary par. 12). Research cloning would contradict the most underlying principle of medical ethics, that no human life should be exploited for the convenience of another. For that reason I stand by

Though it may seem that the issue of species revival through a means of genetic science is a modern idea, similar arguments throughout the past also hold relevance to the modern issue of genetic species revival. To better understand the issue as it becomes more prevalent, it is important to examen different perspectives that span many centuries time, generating new insight on the issue. Examining different perspectives on the perceived human influences on species extinction vs. natural law and lack of adaptability, and give a determination on the ethical implications to society and ecology from the above arguments and philosophies from each viewpoint. Through these key statements, the arguments on genetic species revival can be

Did you know that scientists are trying to bring extinct animals like the Woolly Mammoth back to life? That would be cool to see, but is it worth it? Scientists should not bring Woolly Mammoths back to life. It would be a waste of money, it brings less attention to animals about to go extinct, and it could hurt the ecosystem. First, bringing back extinct animals would be a waste of money.

These scientists only at the beginning of the procedure have already put a life at risk just to enhance the child. Along with this procedure is the scientists and engineers still do not know all of the possible side effects because it is unethical to make an embryo a science experiment. A journal with an entry titled ‘Against Designer Babies” written by Sheldon Krimsky states, “First, for whatever enhancement is sought, the only method for determining efficacy is to engage in a clinical trial with a few dozen fertilized human eggs or embryos, where half would be genetically modified, all would be carried to term, and the development of the children would be followed throughout their lives to determine whether the genetic modification worked and worked safely. No animal studies can answer these questions” (Krimsky). The experiment cannot be used on animals to answer the questions scientists have, and expect mothers to willingly let experiments to be done not only on themselves, but also the little life inside of

Technology has had a huge affect on us humans in how we live our lives starting from anywhere between how we come up or find information to how we have the ability to travel the world. Technology seems to slowly be used for more and more lately, It’s important for us as humans not to overuse or abuse the technology we were given because it may have a negative effect on society and the lives of our loved ones. We have come across a new system of genetic engineering known as “Designer Babies” which genetically modifies DNA to set a goal of creating enhanced traits for the babies to grow up with. What people need to understand is that this expensive process can ultimately change their life. What may seem beneficial

More scientific studies will hopefully show more advancements. Therapeutic and reproductive cloning can be very beneficial. The health and population of the world may depend on it one day.