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great_auks t1_jebt62n wrote

Given the possibilities of either cloning mammoth or eating one, humanity made the predictable choice

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Buck_Thorn t1_jebz63l wrote

> A wonderfully wacky publicity stunt, the meatballs aren’t intended for human consumption. Even calling the creation mammoth meat is a bit of a stretch. It’s more like lab-made lamb mingled with a tiny amount of mammoth DNA.

Makes good click bait anyway.

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Rosebunse t1_jed83kv wrote

What's the point if we can't pay someone to eat it?

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Antibotics t1_jedobm9 wrote

>They filled in gaps in the mammoth myoglobin DNA sequence using information from the genome of an African elephant. The scientists inserted the synthesized gene into a sheep muscle cell, which was then cultured, or grown, in a lab.

Hmmm, this does not really make me hungry. On the other hand, do this for beef, and mass produce this artificially grown meat that otherwise tastes exactly like the real thing, then that will go a fair way towards both feeding people and saving the planet (not to mention a fair few cows).

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Pirotea t1_jebvqpr wrote

Scientists should better work on finding a cure against cancer and other diseases than wasting time with something like this.

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Chard069 t1_jebz0zo wrote

To which scientists will you assign this task? Geologists? Nuclear physicists? Xerophytic botanists? Asking for a fiend. 8-)

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