The potential of using genetics to splice together the genome sequence of extinct has long been questioned by those of science and science fiction. Colossal ,a biotech company, has made it their life's work to bring back the long extinct woolly mammoth. They believe that with the help of closely related ancestors like the Asian elephant which shares 99.1 match with the mammoth. They are working to splice the DNA's together in an almost Jurassic Park esque. They then will create a viable embryo of a woolly mammoth to then implant into an Asian elephant which hopefully will successfully carry the first woolly mammoth back into the world.
If brought back they plan reintroduce the woolly mammoth into Siberia which closely represents their original habitats 4,000 years ago. They had once walked Siberian lands in a way that broke up the soil to allow for local fauna to emerge and thrive in the frigid climates. This is a somewhat strange but effective solution that may potentially give some relief to the ever growing climate change issue increasingly growing all over the world. If completely successful we may see the revival of both an extinct species and our climate. It also may pose new research towards the revival of other extinct species.
Sources:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/extinct-for-over-4000-years-scientists-are-inching-closer-to-bringing-back-the-woolly-mammoth/ar-AA1ukMnA
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a42708517/scientists-reincarnating-woolly-mammoth/
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