To De-Extinct or To Not De-Extinct

[BillT]

Although its a big job, there are scientists that think they can bring back the woolly mammoth and the passenger pigeon maybe in the 2020. This takes a lot of resources so other than these first showcase species, which species is worth doing this to and in what situations is it worth doing?

This article discusses these issues:
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/09/should-we-bring-extinct-species-back-dead?utm_campaign=news_daily_2016-09-26&et_rid=33537079&et_cid=837390

[Mugwump]

....to put in a zoo..??....bringing back the grasslands doesn't sound bad tho....but that would take herds to do it....? 

'to see if we can do it' doesn't really seem like a good reason for it tho..

[BallAquatics]

'to see if we can do it' doesn't really seem like a good reason for it tho..

Come on Jon, that almost sounds un-American  lol   

Dennis

[BillT]

'to see if we can do it' doesn't really seem like a good reason for it tho..

That would be called proof of concept by scientists.

[Mugwump]

'to see if we can do it' doesn't really seem like a good reason for it tho..

That would be called proof of concept by scientists.

...Ahh..ok....then our ( man, homemade skate board 1 1/2 mile ride down Palm Dr. circa 1959.....was actually an attempt at 'proof of concept'... ...cool...(It was Jim Moses's idea, honest)

[wsantia1]

'to see if we can do it' doesn't really seem like a good reason for it tho..

That would be called proof of concept by scientists.

...Ahh..ok....then our ( man, homemade skate board 1 1/2 mile ride down Palm Dr. circa 1959.....was actually an attempt at 'proof of concept'... ...cool...(It was Jim Moses's idea, honest)

My homemade skateboard was circa 1964. lol 

[wallace]

My son spent 6 weeks with his broken jaw wired shut after proving a concept on his skateboard. He claims he may have broken a speed record. Now he designs race cars... 

[Mugwump]

My son spent 6 weeks with his broken jaw wired shut after proving a concept on his skateboard. He claims he may have broken a speed record. Now he designs race cars... 

We crashed on the way down too...two broken arms, busted noses, and one broken ankle.....I just had cuts/bruises/ and a sprained wrist.....LOL.....and yep, we tried it again....LOL.....