Rob Stein

Don't you just want to cuddle up with them? Yes.

Yeah, and that's exactly what Beth told me when I talked to her about this.

Yeah, and that's exactly what Beth told me when I talked to her about this.

Yeah, and that's exactly what Beth told me when I talked to her about this.

And that will enable them to create mammoth-like Asian elephants by genetically engineering Asian elephant embryos with the traits that made the mammoths mammoths. implanting those edited embryos into female Asian elephants, you know, surrogates, to hopefully breed these mammoth-like creatures with the ultimate goal of releasing herds of these creatures back into the Arctic someday.

And that will enable them to create mammoth-like Asian elephants by genetically engineering Asian elephant embryos with the traits that made the mammoths mammoths. implanting those edited embryos into female Asian elephants, you know, surrogates, to hopefully breed these mammoth-like creatures with the ultimate goal of releasing herds of these creatures back into the Arctic someday.

And that will enable them to create mammoth-like Asian elephants by genetically engineering Asian elephant embryos with the traits that made the mammoths mammoths. implanting those edited embryos into female Asian elephants, you know, surrogates, to hopefully breed these mammoth-like creatures with the ultimate goal of releasing herds of these creatures back into the Arctic someday.

Well, you know, some other scientists think it's pretty cool, at least on one level. Like, you know, Vincent Lynch. He's a professor of biology at the University of Buffalo.

Well, you know, some other scientists think it's pretty cool, at least on one level. Like, you know, Vincent Lynch. He's a professor of biology at the University of Buffalo.

Well, you know, some other scientists think it's pretty cool, at least on one level. Like, you know, Vincent Lynch. He's a professor of biology at the University of Buffalo.

But Vincent and others caution, a mouse is not an elephant. So who knows if they could do the same thing with that species.

But Vincent and others caution, a mouse is not an elephant. So who knows if they could do the same thing with that species.

But Vincent and others caution, a mouse is not an elephant. So who knows if they could do the same thing with that species.

And even if they could, Vincent is among those who don't think bringing back the mammoth is such a great idea.

And even if they could, Vincent is among those who don't think bringing back the mammoth is such a great idea.

And even if they could, Vincent is among those who don't think bringing back the mammoth is such a great idea.

Well, they think, first of all, that the money would be much better spent saving species that are still alive but are on the brink of extinction. Wow. And also, who knows what unintended consequences could result. I talked about this with Carl Flessa. He's a professor of geosciences at the University of Arizona.

Well, they think, first of all, that the money would be much better spent saving species that are still alive but are on the brink of extinction. Wow. And also, who knows what unintended consequences could result. I talked about this with Carl Flessa. He's a professor of geosciences at the University of Arizona.

Well, they think, first of all, that the money would be much better spent saving species that are still alive but are on the brink of extinction. Wow. And also, who knows what unintended consequences could result. I talked about this with Carl Flessa. He's a professor of geosciences at the University of Arizona.

Well, Beth and her colleagues, they defend their project. They say reintroducing mammoth-like creatures could actually repair the environment by helping restore the ecosystems where the mammoth once lived.