Evolution of a Blog
Adam Tinworth proposed in his lecture that there are several stages a blog may pass through on its way to becoming a successful blog post. A blogger may begin simply with a link, he or she may then add a picture or video, then any of the above with context, then a discussion and perhaps further links or media, he or she will then partake in a ‘conversation’ consisting of not just of their opinion but other people’s too and finally will hope to receive feedback and be linked to so that the conversation can move forward.
I am trying out the theory so here is the evolution of a blog:
BLOG 1
Check out this article about cloning extinct animals, thought it was interesting.
BLOG 2
Check out this article about cloning extinct animals, thought it was interesting.
BLOG 3
Check out this article about cloning extinct animals, thought it was interesting.
This is the picture of a mouse which after being kept frozen for 16 years has now been successfully cloned by a Japanese team of scientists at the Riken Centre for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan.
The mission has proved that it is in fact possible to clone animals from frozen tissue. It suggests that in the future, with further research, it may be possible to clone extinct animals such as those found buried in permafrost regions. Many news stories have touted the rise of the woolly mammoth once more…
Blog 4
Check out this article about cloning extinct animals, thought it was interesting.
This is the picture of a mouse which after being kept frozen fro 16 years has now been successfully cloned by a Japanese team of scientists at the Riken Centre for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan.
The mission has proved that it is in fact possible to clone animals from frozen tissue. It suggests that in the future, with further research, it may be possible to clone extinct animals such as those found buried in permafrost regions. Many news stories have touted the rise of the wooly mammoth once more…
Previous clones used tissues taken from living animals or cells that have been carefully preserved. This new method which used cells from a frozen mouse is a rather more complicated process. Yet the project’s success has suggusted that long extinct species could undergo the same process. This is certainly not science fiction, not anymore, there is even a project underway to bring back the Tasmanian tiger. Have a look at this Youtube video taken from a documentary following a team of scientists trying to do just that.
The project currently lacks funding, but scientists are hopefully particularly as there is a well-preserved Tasmanian tiger pup in the Australian Museum.
Blog 5
Check out this article about cloning extinct animals, thought it was interesting.
This is the picture of a mouse which after being kept frozen for 16 years has now been successfully cloned by a Japanese team of scientists at the Riken Centre for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan.
The mission has proved that it is in fact possible to clone animals from frozen tissue. It suggests that in the future, with further research, it may be possible to clone extinct animals such as those found buried in permafrost regions. Many news stories have touted the rise of the woolly mammoth once more…
Previous clones used tissues taken from living animals or cells that have been carefully preserved. This new method which used cells from a frozen mouse is a rather more complicated process. Yet the project’s success has suggusted that long extinct species could undergo the same process. This is certainly not science fiction, not anymore, there is even a project underway to bring back the Tasmanian tiger. Have a look at this Youtube video taken from a documentary following a team of scientists trying to do just that.
The project currently lacks funding, but scientists are hopefully particularly as there is a well-preserved Tasmanian tiger pup in the Australian Museum.
The new cloning issue like all other cloning issues is fraught with controversy. Cloning extinct species or cloning species on the brink of extinction could essentially eradicate ‘extinction’ altogether. Yet many have asked if there is any point to this? It would only sustain a small population of a species rather than tackle the wider problem of extinction which is caused by bigger issues like habitat loss and climate change. Cloning also bypasses sexual reproduction which gives a species the genetic variation that it needs.
This forum discusses the issue of cloning extinct animals. Many people pointed out the ‘unnatural’ element of what is being done – both scientifically and ethically. In terms of Darwin’s theory of natural selection adpatation and extinction have underpinned the development of all species on earth and so should we really mess with the process now? On the other hand, some people argue that species wiped out as a result of man’s actions rather than through natural selection in the wild should be given a second chance.
Ethically many worry how far this technology will go. Some have ponted out that people may choose to freeze themselves hoping to be brought back in a few decades for another shot. Will this technology mean that one day we will bring back the dead? If the technology was ever used in this way we certainly would not have zombies on our hands. The clone would be a separate person and would develop differently from its long gone ‘twin’. Yet that’s not to say that I believe the technology should be used for this purpose.
Ian Sample’s blog points out the hidden potential of this research on a smaller less zombie-like scale. The cells from a person’s organs could be frozen and so if, in later life, they need an organ it could be cloned. As always, rather extreme scientific research gives birth to a number of other more sensible uses.
Whilst these issues are important to discuss the technology is far from being ready. The mouse had been frozen for 16 years. This is hardly the same as a woolly mammoth frozen in permafrost for thousands of years where the damage may be irreparable. Then there is the issue of finding a donor mother, for the woolly mammoth the African elephant has been suggested but the genetic differences may be insurmountable.
The frozen mouse is simply another step forward for cloning, a step that instills both hope and terror into the nation.
BLOG 6
Check out this article about cloning extinct animals, thought it was interesting.
This is the picture of a mouse which after being kept frozen for 16 years has now been successfully cloned by a Japanese team of scientists at the Riken Centre for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan.
The mission has proved that it is in fact possible to clone animals from frozen tissue. It suggests that in the future, with further research, it may be possible to clone extinct animals such as those found buried in permafrost regions. Many news stories have touted the rise of the woolly mammoth once more…
Previous clones used tissues taken from living animals or cells that have been carefully preserved. This new method which used cells from a frozen mouse is a rather more complicated process. Yet the project’s success has suggusted that long extinct species could undergo the same process. This is certainly not science fiction, not anymore, there is even a project underway to bring back the Tasmanian tiger. Have a look at this Youtube video taken from a documentary following a team of scientists trying to do just that.
The project currently lacks funding, but scientists are hopefully particularly as there is a well-preserved Tasmanian tiger pup in the Australian Museum.
The new cloning issue like all other cloning issues is fraught with controversy. Cloning extinct species or cloning species on the brink of extinction could essentially eradicate ‘extinction’ altogether. Yet many have asked if there is any point to this? It would only sustain a small population of a species rather than tackle the wider problem of extinction which is caused by bigger issues like habitat loss and climate change. Cloning also bypasses sexual reproduction which gives a species the genetic variation that it needs.
This forum discusses the issue of cloning extinct animals. Many people pointed out the ‘unnatural’ element of what is being done – both scientifically and ethically. In terms of Darwin’s theory of natural selection adpatation and extinction have underpinned the development of all species on earth and so should we really mess with the process now? On the other hand, some people argue that species wiped out as a result of man’s actions rather than through natural selection in the wild should be given a second chance.
Ethically many worry how far this technology will go. Some have ponted out that people may choose to freeze themselves hoping to be brought back in a few decades for another shot. Will this technology mean that one day we will bring back the dead? If the technology was ever used in this way we certainly would not have zombies on our hands. The clone would be a separate person and would develop differently from its long gone ‘twin’. Yet that’s not to say that I believe the technology should be used for this purpose.
Ian Sample’s blog points out the hidden potential of this research on a smaller less zombie-like scale. The cells from a person’s organs could be frozen and so if, in later life, they need an organ it could be cloned. As always, rather extreme scientific research gives birth to a number of other more sensible uses.
Whilst these issues are important to discuss the technology is far from being ready. The mouse had been frozen for 16 years. This is hardly the same as a woolly mammoth frozen in permafrost for thousands of years where the damage may be irreparable. Then there is the issue of finding a donor mother, for the woolly mammoth the African elephant has been suggested but the genetic differences may be insurmountable.
The frozen mouse is simply another step forward for cloning, a step that instills both hope and terror into the nation.
What do you think about the issue? Should we clone extinct species? Are you scared of zombies? Let me know.
