alt Hacker NewsSure, but like.. the utter failure of projects like this is explicitly needed to NOT fail THE NEXT TIME. That's not "hubris", it's just how science and technology works.
Sure, but like.. the utter failure of projects like this is explicitly needed to NOT fail THE NEXT TIME. That's not "hubris", it's just how science and technology works.
I'm saying it's not the "hubris" complaint, I agree with you on this. "You shall not play god" is a shallow warning for an atheist like me, and in any case, we cure diseases that "god" would have us die of.
The point is that I consider these efforts misguided publicity stunts. I think the efforts should be spent in actual conservation, rather than dubious attempts at creating hybrid specimens, without addressing what made the originals extinct or at risk.
If the effort is fundamentally misguided, no attempt at getting it right is going to be helpful. Are they going to do what, create better hybrids?
Same with the direwolf. Those aren't direwolves, they are gray wolves with some edited genes from ancient DNA direwolves. They are "direwolf lookalikes" (imperfectly! Even Colossal admits the white coats are not right), not direwolves, so not a true resurrection of the species (and should we, anyway? Why? Where would they live, with which species would they compete?).
Why not spend the effort in actual species currently at risk instead of what seems like a vanity project or publicity stunt?