The Park is flooded
with Homo sapiens who flocked to witness a scientific marvel. The director of the park
looked tensed and proud. This event is
such an honour for him. The honour of being director of the only ‘Park’ that
hosts ‘The Woolly Mammoth”. Well, this is not a science fiction story! A future
truth as men takes over the job of creation from nature.
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| The Woolly Mammoth, the much hyped of all the de-extinction species |
Like many, I made my
mobile a part of my body. Celebrated Spirit’s successful landing, elated when
my country launched Chandrayaan. My mind is still anxious about the fate of
Mangalyaan. At its day of destination, it’s another moment of party. But
definitely not for the above one!
I ‘m of the opinion, religion should never be an
impediment to science because, ‘creation’ is only nature and not Godly! So my opinion
has nothing to do with religion. The idea here is ethics, morality and concern.
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The Pyrenean Ibex, a species that is hunted to extinction. It is briefly resurrected for just 10 minutes and died due to lung problems, the most common among cloned and resurrected.
Though 6,000 years is a minute period in geology, it’s a comprehensive period in human evolution and anthropogenic activities. In the past 6,000 years, we altered the face of nature than ever before. This includes the habitat of the Woolly Mammoth, the much hyped of all the extinct species. There is no more ice age and even the remnants of the last Pleistocene are fast disappearing. Even an artificial habitat like that of “the park’ is still an extravagance considering the fact that one-third of our brethren go hungry. |
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The Saber-tooth Cat, an ice-age predator
The resurrection of such extinct species would have less or no genetic diversity and ultimately lead to genetic inbreeding and hence extinction. More importantly, who will teach the Woolly to graze, the Dodo to fly and breed and the Saber to hunt? They would naturally be living an unnatural life!
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| Velocirapor, the Jurassic Park fame predator. Went extinct 71 million years ago (late cretaceous). |
Even if every obstacle is
turned positive, the living species would be more an exhibition showdown than a
living creature. Luckily, we don’t have to fear for human life as the
Velociraptors and T-Rexes can’t be resurrected with present technology. Who
knows, people like John Hammond and InGen may come in future to do that!
If such animals really deserve a resurrection, let nature do it!
