Pic courtesy of the BBC and Colossal Biosciences.
Some of you may remember my blog post thirteen months ago titled Scientists Making The World Worse, Again… . Last year I told you about the ridiculous quest of a commercial genetics company trying to bring mastodons back to life in our world. Apparently we won’t need to worry about mastodons leaving poops the size of an 8 year old in our yard anytime soon.
Yup, that picture above is what a bunch of scientists did with 13 months and a few billion dollars. They made a hairy mouse. If I’m not mistaken, I believe those already existed and they’re called guinea pigs. Although, if you’re a guy who’s balding, the hair growth these scientists created might be worth getting a patent.
So, this past year they created a hairy mouse. That’s hardly a mastodon. If they are able to clone something hairier and larger once a year, what will those scientific leaps and bounds look like? This year, a hairy mouse, then next year a slight more muscular pigeon, followed by a Chihuahua that might nip you right in the knees instead of ankles, and after that maybe a a real Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
So, the billionaire investors in Colossal BioSciences must be pretty excited about how their money is being spent. I wonder what Colossal Bioscience’s motto is; Just wait, we’ll get there eventually!
I hope you’re having a great weekend, and thanks for reading! ~Phil
I read this the other day and was stunned. What the utter hell?
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
I was kind of looking forward to mastodons at the zoo or getting a ride on one at the State Fair, but chances are that I may not live long enough for these dolts to finish their dubious quest.
While a mastodon petting zoo does hold a certain allure, the poor things are dead. And so is their habitat, leave them be.