亨德里克·波伊納 (Hendrik Poinar): 把長毛象復活吧!

把長毛象復活吧!

再一次看到遠古巨獸在地球上漫步是每個小孩的願望。但我們能不能，或是說該不該讓那個夢想成為現實？亨德里克·波伊納在這個內容充實的演講裡，講述了下一個巨大的課題：對創造一個與長毛象極其相似的動物的追求與探索。第一步，將長毛象的基因組排序，現已接近尾聲。他們發現，這基因組和長毛象一樣巨大!

Scientists are on the verge of reviving the woolly mammoth by sequencing its massive genome, which is two billion base pairs larger than a human's. Remarkably preserved mammoth remains, with intact hair and even brains, have enabled researchers to extract DNA despite thousands of years underground. Advances in genetic technology make it possible to engineer an animal closely resembling the original, raising both excitement and deep questions about the consequences of such a monumental step.