It’s not equivalent though. It’s a grey wolf made to look like a direwolf. If they’d crispered a grey wolf into a dire wolf, that would be one thing. This is not that. This is basically a designer breed at best.
aubertlone@lemmy.world
on 18 Apr 2025 13:14
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Bro That’s basically what they did
Please read the science article. First they fully sequenced the direwolf genome.
Then they specifically edited the genes for the Gre Wolf to exactly match the genome of the direwolf. The reason they didn’t specifically insert cloned DNA ( CRISPR like you mentioned) is due to certain problems I’m not educated enough in molecular biology to better explain.
I am not just hand waving away why they didn’t insert actual direwolf DNA or the cloned equivalent. I would assume it has to do with feasibility and perhaps avoids possible legal issues?.
Anyway the conversation we’re having now is useless. There’s only one test to see if a particular animal is a species or not. Can it interbreed and propagate?
For example a liger is a real animal but cannot create offspring. Same with a mule I think.
So I think they do have a female direwolf. They have introduced her to the parent but if they do and there’s successful reproduction…
I just don’t know what you mean by this is a designer breed… Can you be more specific?
You hang on my every word because it’s soooooooo important to you¿? Lmao
Your “blatant trolling” is very very sad indeed. I guess you need to have fun somehow??
Nah, I get a notification, skim your comment, then post whatever bs feels like it will annoy you the most right now. Takes like 5 seconds of my time. Here I go again!
You know how notifications work, right? Like, I’m taking a shit scrolling through things. So I’m literally shit talking with you. Enjoy that mental image.
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Making a reskin of a gray wolf and calling it de-extinction is like putting on a Piramid Head skin in Fortnite and calling it Silent Hill 5.
I wouldn’t call a functional genomic equivalent a reskin.
But yeah I mean you’re totally on point with the not equivalent to de-extinction part.
It’s not equivalent though. It’s a grey wolf made to look like a direwolf. If they’d crispered a grey wolf into a dire wolf, that would be one thing. This is not that. This is basically a designer breed at best.
Bro That’s basically what they did
Please read the science article. First they fully sequenced the direwolf genome.
Then they specifically edited the genes for the Gre Wolf to exactly match the genome of the direwolf. The reason they didn’t specifically insert cloned DNA ( CRISPR like you mentioned) is due to certain problems I’m not educated enough in molecular biology to better explain.
I am not just hand waving away why they didn’t insert actual direwolf DNA or the cloned equivalent. I would assume it has to do with feasibility and perhaps avoids possible legal issues?.
Anyway the conversation we’re having now is useless. There’s only one test to see if a particular animal is a species or not. Can it interbreed and propagate?
For example a liger is a real animal but cannot create offspring. Same with a mule I think.
So I think they do have a female direwolf. They have introduced her to the parent but if they do and there’s successful reproduction…
I just don’t know what you mean by this is a designer breed… Can you be more specific?
Yes, I would agree that the conversation were having is useless but you sure wrote a lot of words…
Life comes at you fast
Lol wut? You spent 3 days to think of that? Ok…
Bro I don’t login to lemmy every day. It took 3 days to live my life and eventually I got around to responding to you…
Unfortunately ( for somebody I guess ) petty conversations with strangers online isn’t much of a priority to me.
Nah, I just get a notification and I can do basic math on dates. It’s really not that complicated.
Are you really so stupid you don’t even remember where 3 days thing came from?
You mentioned it so I just repeated it. Really really great job with your basic math there bro
Edit: whatever your deal is man it really is true this conversation is too stupid to continue
Have a nice day, life etc.
Oh I don’t even read what you’re saying anymore and just respond with blatant trolling that you’re too dense to notice.
Ok, so let me really understand.
You hang on my every word because it’s soooooooo important to you¿? Lmao Your “blatant trolling” is very very sad indeed. I guess you need to have fun somehow??
Nah, I get a notification, skim your comment, then post whatever bs feels like it will annoy you the most right now. Takes like 5 seconds of my time. Here I go again!
You’re screaming nonsense into the void?
Edit: what’s really REALLY funny is that you’re TRYING to annoy me
So I’m living rent-free in your head? You’re not a very good troll …kinda sounds like you’re getting trolled
You know how notifications work, right? Like, I’m taking a shit scrolling through things. So I’m literally shit talking with you. Enjoy that mental image.
Are you STILL stuck on this??
Buddy you gotta find something else to complete your life. This CANNOT be the only thing in life that brings you joy.
edit: sad I didn’t think of this 10 seconds ago. Wait so you eat shit and then talk to people??
That says A LOT about you and you must smell awful pretty much constantly. Good luck with your personal hygiene man
For what it’s worth it is a cute little bastard
Til the word ‘integument’
The solution is obviously creating dire sloths
you forgot the link
link.springer.com/article/…/s10914-024-09743-2