What do giant creatures like dinosaurs, mammoths, and dodo birds have in common? That is, they are extinct. But what will the world be like if one day these animals… revive?
Imagine, one day these extinct large animals resurrect, which is mainly caused by humans. Then, what if people self-correct these serious mistakes and bring them back to the right “order” of the world? Will humans still be at the top of the food chain in nature then?
The benefit of the revival project that we can see is to help many other species escape the danger of extinction.
According to Insh, many studies show that scientists are gradually moving towards reviving extinct species by de-extiction. What we only see in sci-fi movies is likely to become a reality in the near future…. not far away.
However, to be able to apply this de-extinction method , scientists will need the DNA of a species of a certain age. DNA will be unreadable after 1.5 million years, scientists say, meaning that after this time, the DNA of extinct species will be useless. Therefore, dinosaurs that lived about 65 million years ago would not be suitable for this experiment.
For species that became extinct recently, scientists will edit genes by combining DNA from the extinct species and its descendants today. One of the species that can come back to life is the woolly mammoth , which existed about 3,600 years ago, or the 3.6 meter tall short-faced bear, the hairless dog, the dodo bird or the saber-toothed tiger.
Maybe even bring back the Neanderthals. But it won’t be good, because they will quickly disappear because they cannot survive in the modern world. However, it is worth noting that when these extinct species return, they are completely capable of disrupting the existing ecosystem, leading to the extinction of many other species of animals.
Moreover, due to subjectivity and technology, humans will continue to hunt with many rare animals in the world. The benefit of the revival project that we can see is to help many other species escape the danger of extinction. For example, the bee is a species known to be at very high risk of extinction, if new technology is adopted, we will not have to worry about this problem anymore.
Reviving extinct animals is a big project, a good idea, but it still has many risks and unpredictable problems. Many people think that this scientific project should… stop. Because it is better to take care of the existing animals and not let them fall into danger of extinction than to revive species like dinosaurs or mammoths.