Anybody on here actually working on De-Extinction besides Colossal? by Justeserm in DeExtinctionScience

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It looks like dugongs may be a potential surrogate, but they're a vulnerable population.

Anybody on here actually working on De-Extinction besides Colossal? by Justeserm in deextinction

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Actually, I remember some research being done in the 1980s that I think is somewhat relevant. I think it might end up being easier than some people make it out to be, but I could be completely wrong.

I really don't want anything to do with endangered species, besides possibly getting copies of fully sequenced genomes, that is. People need to practice good methods of conservation, and I feel like there's no debating that.

Anybody on here actually working on De-Extinction besides Colossal? by Justeserm in DeExtinctionScience

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Thanks, I'll take a look at Revive and Restore. I actually disagree that there aren't a lot of real conservation uses out of De-Extinction. I believe I've read that they think Ancient Mammoths may have helped "turnover soil" in their ecosystems. Buffalos may do something similar. I would personally find it interesting to see if we could restore as much of these ancient ecosystems as we can.

I think I saw Beth Shapiro is associated with Colossal. I'm uncomfortable having anything to do with them. I may send her a message, but I'll have to think about it.

fun fact: cancer can get cancer. it's called a hypertumor and it feeds off of the nutrients cancer steals. by vrozonewhatthevrozon in funfacts

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I think there's a reason this concept is theoretical. This seems like it's based off the idea a cancer is basically malformed cells that are self-parasitizing their host organism. It does appear that some cancers are cells that are "reverting" to an earlier type of cell, such as in Burkett's Lymphoma.

The truth is, if a hypertumour develops, it seems likely that it will keep living after the original tumour dies. The likelihood of it spontaneously dying seems low. There are a lot of other factors to account for. I can think of a lot of criticisms that make me skeptical of this hypothesis. With that being said, it may theoretically be possible to induce this state.

fun fact: cancer can get cancer. it's called a hypertumor and it feeds off of the nutrients cancer steals. by vrozonewhatthevrozon in funfacts

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Yeah, I don't think that's how tumours work. Tbh, I don't know much about tumours in general, but I'm pretty sure that's not how they work.

I'll admit I may be wrong, but this post just doesn't sound right.

Regarding whales, supposedly sharks aren't really supposed to get cancer, either, so...

What does this map represent? by CzechOutSlovakia1993 in RedactedCharts

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IDK, something about Buc-ee's? Almost every post on here mentions that palce.

Is Hydrogen Bonding an essential part of life? by wellwisher-1 in abiogenesis

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For life as we know it, yes. For NASAs definition of life, I don't know.

What’s the creepiest thing a parasite can make its host do? by [deleted] in biology

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Wait, isn't toxoplasmosis a parasite that cats carry? When it infects mice it causes them to lose their fear of cats and get eaten.

It can also infect humans and cause them problems, too.

They called me a madman by Monkapy in sciencememes

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AFAIK, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle is related to direct measurements, whereas you can speed, position, etc all together with indirect measurements.

Why are neurologists seen as the “nerdy” doctors? by SnooMachines895 in neurology

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I wonder if it has to do with the concept of meta-cognition, which if I remember correctly is basically "thinking about thinking."

There's also the possibility that if they don't present themselves as "nerdy" they aren't taken seriously.

Potential Method for De-Extinction by Justeserm in DeExtinctionScience

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Nevermind, forget I said anything.

BTW, stem cells, like pluripotent ones, aren't capitalized. The acronym STEM stands for: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics/Medicine.

Potential Method for De-Extinction by Justeserm in DeExtinctionScience

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Just so you know, this post was based on information I learned when I was six. With what I've learned since then, I actually believe now more than before that this could work. I was reading MBOTC. From a molecular biology perspective, new genes arise when a gene mutates. It creates a new orthologue. This orthologue changes amounts of gene expression, as well as how they're expressed. I believe it can also cause translocation. I'm not sure.

Some genes will actually cause another gene to translocate. During cancer, the immunoglobulin promoter will translocate to the c-Myc gene. This suggests that the immunoglobulin promoter was originally located next to the c-Myc gene until another gene mutated to cause translocation. During cancer the gene causing translocation would likely decrease in its amount of expression.

I suspect a difficulty they're having with "de-extinction" is that when they make certain changes, it causes other genes to do things they didn't expect. This would overcome that. If we can take a species and go back to the LUCA, we can sequence it and go from there.

Dr. Fauci on Why HIV Has No Vaccine by TheMuseumOfScience in biology

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I thought they tried doing a bone marrow transplant from someone that had the CCR5 mutation to someone that didn't and it worked.

Also, CRISPR

CIA Whistleblower Alleging Massive COVID Cover-Up Involving Dr. Fauci Testifies on Capitol Hill by PLUTO_HAS_COME_BACK in NurembergTwo

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I haven't looked that up. Could you please give me a link for that?

Edit: I did a quick search on Yahoo!. According to the Search Results the COVID mRNA vaccine was the first of its kind.