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Resurrecting Woolly Mammoths with George Church
1:08:00 - 1:25:22 (17:22)
Scientists are working on bringing the woolly mammoth back to life using CRISPR technology to edit the genes of living elephant cells and bring back extinct species to the world, making mammoths one of the largest land animals once again.
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Researchers plan to identify and isolate the genes responsible for the woolly mammoth's characteristics, and use tools like CRISPR to insert the genes into the genomes of living elephant cells so they can eventually give birth to woolly mammoths, and then promote their self-sustaining population in their natural habitat, which is the far north.
1:08:00 - 1:12:52 (04:52)
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Researchers plan to identify and isolate the genes responsible for the woolly mammoth's characteristics, and use tools like CRISPR to insert the genes into the genomes of living elephant cells so they can eventually give birth to woolly mammoths, and then promote their self-sustaining population in their natural habitat, which is the far north.
ChapterResurrecting Woolly Mammoths with George Church
Episode#281: Stewart Brand - The Polymath of Polymaths
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Stewart Brand shares his passion for reintroducing woolly mammoths to the Arctic tundra to restore balance to the ecosystem, despite concerns about the potential consequences.
1:12:52 - 1:20:48 (07:56)
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Stewart Brand shares his passion for reintroducing woolly mammoths to the Arctic tundra to restore balance to the ecosystem, despite concerns about the potential consequences.
ChapterResurrecting Woolly Mammoths with George Church
Episode#281: Stewart Brand - The Polymath of Polymaths
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The environmental movement’s initial resistance to geoengineering as a solution to climate change was due to a knee-jerk, anti-corporate attitude leftover from an earlier time.
1:20:48 - 1:25:22 (04:34)
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The environmental movement’s initial resistance to geoengineering as a solution to climate change was due to a knee-jerk, anti-corporate attitude leftover from an earlier time. This resistance prevented effective action towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions.