Sunday, February 1, 2009

I guess they'll spare no expense

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Ah yes, we'll now use cloning to repopulate an extinct species? The late Mr. Crichton must be spinning in his grave.
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The Pyrenean ibex, a form of wild mountain goat, was officially declared extinct in 2000 when the last-known animal of its kind was found dead in northern Spain.

Shortly before its death, scientists preserved skin samples of the goat, a subspecies of the Spanish ibex that live in mountain ranges across the country, in liquid nitrogen.

Using DNA taken from these skin samples, the scientists were able to replace the genetic material in eggs from domestic goats, to clone a female Pyrenean ibex, or bucardo as they are known. It is the first time an extinct animal has been cloned.

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Schteveo

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

But they won't do anything to preserve the American way of life.

Anonymous said...

As it stands right now, it's not worth saving.

Anonymous said...

Not after 30 years of conservative dominance. They destroyed the heart and soul of the country.

Intentionally.

Anonymous said...

Someone has a real bad case of diarrhea

Anonymous said...

I'd say that somebody here has a one-track mind, but it seems to have completely derailed.

Anonymous said...

We in the medical field call it, "acute verbal diarrhea", a phenomenon common to liberals.

Blue said...

back on topic

cloning is fine as long as a Pyrenean ibex good to eat

Schteveo said...

But Blue, what if the Ibex has a flesh eating virus hiding in the DNA they clone? Or something else?

I'm with Ian Malcolm on this stuff. They're so concerned about whether they could, they never stop and ask if the should.



On to stupider matters.

"Not after 30 years of conservative dominance. They destroyed the heart and soul of the country.

Intentionally."

Why would the do this? Why would anyone want to destroy themselves? What's the pay off?

I await with shortness of breath to hear THIS answer.

I still think we're getting punk'd, but I had to ask.

Anonymous said...

I don't concur with my esteemed collegue in this case. This apprears to be a chronic form.

Blue said...

well done solves that problem

Anonymous said...

you guys still don't get it.
The republicans spent the last 30 years destroying the country ( except the 12 years of Clinton & Carter of course)just to set the stage so that I could be elected!

A Messiah has to be able to save his loving followers from something or he can't be the Savior!!

get with it& vote for me in 2012 so I can save you from myself!

Anonymous said...

Not after 30 years of conservative dominance. They destroyed the heart and soul of the country.

Intentionally.


Old Bill Shakespeare must have had the above in mind when he wrote, "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in the petty pace from day to day; and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death, to the last sylable of recorded time. Out, out brief candle! Life is but a fleeting shadow, a poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage, then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

Anonymous said...

Dr SRK said...
I don't concur with my esteemed collegue in this case. This apprears to be a chronic form.

I stand corrected Doctor. Fatal perhaps?

Anonymous said...

Now we know - HLF is 30 years old and his parents didn't approve of him spanking his monkey in the upstairs window because the neighbors complained.

That's the only thing I can figure from "30 years of conservative dominance". That - and liberals love to be bottoms - now they want to be tops?

nerd said...

Yea, verily I say unto you, spank not thy monkey and let not thy seed fall to the ground.