Enhance

Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) is a cloning process where the nucleus of an adult animal cell is transferred to an egg where the nucleus has been removed. This egg is then placed in the uterus of a female so that she gives birth to the cloned animal. A team of Japanese scientists aims to use this process to resurrect the extinct wooly mammoth. By using tissue from the remains of a mammoth, the team plans to put the mammoth egg into the uterus of an elephant. 22 months later the elephant will give birth to the mammoth. This technology will enhance people who are researching historical and extinct animals by giving them an opportunity to study this living animal. By allowing them to study a living animal it will give researchers a far better understanding than by studying old remains. 

Retrieve

A mouse and Daisy the sheep are clones that have been created using SCNT in the past. Over the next five to six years this technology is expected to expand to be able to resurrect extinct animals such at the wooly mammoth. This will create a better understanding for researchers studying extinct animals by allowing them to study the behavior of the animal and whether it will be able to adapt to its new climate. 

Obsolesce

This new technology benefits historical researchers by giving them a better understanding of animal life during that period of time and how the mammoth reacts in different circumstances. If all is successful it also opens up the opportunity of bringing other extinct animals back through cloning to give a further understanding of the Earth’s past environment and life. By creating a living example of life from the past it give a more accurate depiction of the history of the Earth. 

Reverse

Advancement in technology is usually a positive thing but sometimes it can have a negative effect. By bringing a species of animal back from being extinct for a long time it could have a great effect on our Earth. By bringing a mammoth to life it could destroy the eco system because it is an introduced species. It could also bring old diseases with it that could negatively effect life on the planet. If this project is successful and is then advanced further it may also be used to bring unwanted extinct animals back to life on the planet that could harm the environment by hunting other animals to extinction.