Cross Breeds

Should extinct animals be cloned if possible?

Should we help bring back extinct animals by cloning them? Would this mess up the eco system? Please try and explain why you think this way. I'm just curious. Thanks!

Public Comments

1. No. I would go with mother nature on this one and not mess with the natural order of things. I'm no expert, per se, but I do dabble in a bit of science, and one thing to worry about is the animal taking over or entering another animal's habitat, and such eating the food and causing the other animal to go extinct or at least die off.
2. good gosh no!! imagine a world with dinosaurs!! it might be nice to see some extinct animals but we should not attempt to change nature..
3. no...there is a reason why they are extinct. Maybe God wanted it that way. oh my god if the T Rex ever came back we'd all be doomed. and I think it would depend on what animals u brought back if it was going to damage the eco system. like the T Rex that would plow down everything
4. Actually 'bringing them back', is problematical. Remember, you would need ALL the correct DNA (mitochondrial as well as nuclear), to get the 'actual creature'. The experiment might still be worthwhile because, right now, we don't 'write' genetic code, but rather splice bits and pieces of already existing known code to get the results we want. More and different known bits of working code would enlarge our 'toolbox'. This is also a good practical reason for maintaining diversity.