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Mammoth Research Paper

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The source suggests that it isn't difficult to clone a mammoth as scientists have already sequenced the 80% of mammoth gene and could bring a mammoth back to life by inserting the nucleus from a mammoth cell into an Asian elephant egg. The resulting baby would contain features of a mammoth. The current issue faced by scientists is that extinct species such as mammoths may be infected with diseases that other animals in tundra have lost immunity to over thousands of years . If these diseases are released into the environment it could be a disaster for the ecosystem as a whole. Furthermore, it is stated that using an Asian elephant surrogate mother could be risky for the elephant as mammoths and elephants only share 99% of the DNA and are as …show more content…

Some sources state that using mammoth DNA could extend the range of the Asian elephant lowering the chances that this species would become extinct as it would mean that the species would have less contact with humans reducing the likelihood of extinction for this currently engendered species. In contradiction to this , it can be noted that mammoths went extinct in the tundra as they did not have adequate genetic diversity meaning that the species was more susceptible to diseases which lead to its extinction and did not allow the species to adapt to cater for changes in the environment, if this was the case in the past there is no guarantee that it would work for modern elephants. Along with this brings the issue of how a newborn mammoth would cope as it would lack basic epigenetics and social groups, even parents which are essential for a mammal to each * which both play a major part in shaping the character of the animal. Research suggest that mammoths were a social creature and In Addition to this, re-creating a mammoth would introduce with a complicated set of legalities that relate to the Endangered species act and patent laws. In summary, I believe that the implications of re-introducing mammoths or mammoth-like creatures will have overwhelmingly negative implications both to humans and to the existing ecosystem that is in the Siberian

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