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>> I think this type of procedure can be of some use in conservation biology.
As a scientist, I'm aware that habitat preservation is extremely
important, and biodiversity is important for survival of the species.
What we were trying to show with this
technology was that potentially this could salvage genetics.
That would have been lost in a population so in Noah's case,
he was actually derived from a gaur that had not reproduced
or allowed his genetics to go on to the next generation.
We're now able to technically salvage that genetics
that would have been lost from that male gaur.
>> want to see if he'll stand or no? >>
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>> Cloning has the possibility
to bolster, diminishing populations of animals
>> The question is: should it be used.
My worry is that the public and politicians
may think of this as an easy fix.
Why conserve animals in the wild if we can go
ahead and clone them in the future and replace them?
The problem is, that's absolutely not true.
Biodiversity is
so complex, and the interactions between species and, their environment and within
species are things we can't replicate, as smart as we are and as much as we try.
And I think the safest and best thing
to do is to let biodiversity alone and continue
as much possible rather than thinking that if we
put our energy and effort into something like cloning
we can somehow replace what we've lost. >> Bessy doesn't have a
calf to look after but she won't be missing that too much.
She's not bellowing.
She's recovered from the surgery. Recovered from the c-section very well.
And Noah is looking great. because he can stand up.
He's very alert and active.
He's not as advanced as a normal calf would be
at 12 hours, but we think he's doing just fine.
>> I'm
kind of tired.
It's been a long couple of days, every couple of hours
coming back, checking on the cow and then checking on the calf.
And I think, I'm still slightly in shock.
Every time I go and check on Noah I look at it,
and my first impressions are, oh it's another cloned calf, and then.
I stop to think I'm like well wait, no this
is actually a wild animal that's sitting out here and
then I think about it I'm like it's the first cloned.
Endangered species, and, and it feels pretty good.
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