this post was submitted on 06 May 2024
90 points (96.9% liked)

Futurology

1673 readers
97 users here now

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
voidx@futurology.today
Lugh@futurology.today
Espiritdescali@futurology.today
AwesomeLowlander@futurology.today
90
Researchers are making progress on producing cows from just stem cells, with no eggs or sperm involved. Some people are wondering if the same tech might one day work with humans. (www.technologyreview.com)
submitted 4 months ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

No, a critter is more than just DNA. And most genome sequences aren't complete, and DNA is currently slow to print artificially, and the OG samples from anything dead in ambient conditions for more than days are badly degraded.

If we have DNA we could maybe do it one day, in principle. Especially for critters like mammoths with living relatives. This particular tech from the story isn't highly related, though.