2 Steps Backwards, No Steps Forward
Said the condor to the preying mantis “We’re gonna lose this place just like we lost Atlantis"
No one I know is sitting at home waiting for the bluebuck antelope to return to the plains of the Earth.
As many more species head towards extinction, the focus of scientists and the world should be on conserving what we have. Spending millions of dollars on an interesting scientific project is taking your eye off the ball. I won’t even go into where this could all lead for humanity. Who would you bring back? Jerry Garcia or Hitler?
Our planet, our home, needs our help. Read below….
A rendering of a bluebuck, created with the assistance of AI by Colossal Biosciences.
Today the Dallas-based company announced it has been secretly working to resurrect the bluebuck, a majestic antelope that’s been extinct for around 200 years.
Ben Lamm, Colossal Biosciences CEO, told CNN that the move would be “reversing some of the sins of the past.”
Efforts began in 2024. The biotech company extracted DNA from a bluebuck specimen in the Swedish Museum of Natural History to piece together the species’ genome. From this, scientists have deciphered which genetic variants express the antelope’s key physical traits, including its blue-gray pelt, white patch in front of the eyes and long curved horns.
Colossal says its analysis confirmed the sable and roan antelope are the bluebuck’s closest genetic relatives. It is using the roan as a cellular surrogate, editing roan DNA to bring it closer to the bluebuck’s appearance — a process that is underway. (CNN)
Said the condor to the preying mantis
“We’re gonna lose this place just like we lost Atlantis
Brother, we got to go sooner than you know”
The Gypsy told my fortune, she said that nothin’ showed
Well, who put the bomb on the sacred altar?
Why should we die if it comes our way?
And why should we care about a little button
Being pushed by someone we don’t even know?
Well, I wish I was an Aztec
Or a runner in Peru
I would build such beautiful buildings
To house the chosen few
Like an Inca from Peru
Like an Inca
If you want to get high, build a strong foundation
Sink those pylons deep now and reach for the sky
If you want to get lost in the jungle rhythm
Get down on the ground and pretend you’re swimmin’
If you want to put ice in the lava river
First you must climb, then you must stand and shiver
Brother we got to go sooner than you know
The Gypsy told my fortune, the Gypsy told my fortune
The Gypsy told my fortune, she said that nothing showed
Well, I wish I was an Aztec
Or a runner in Peru
I would build such beautiful buildings
To house the chosen few
Like an Inca from Peru
Like an Inca
Like an Inca
Like an Inca
Said the condor to the preying mantis
“We’re gonna lose this place just like we lost Atlantis
Brother, we got to go sooner than you know”
The Gypsy told my fortune, the Gypsy told my fortune
The Gypsy told my fortune, she said that nothin’ showed
Ah, who put the bomb on the sacred altar?
Why should we die if it comes our way?
Why should we care about a little button
Being pushed by someone we don’t even know?
Well, I wish I was an Aztec
Or a runner in Peru
I would build such beautiful buildings
To house the chosen few
Like an Inca from Peru
Like an Inca
Like an Inca
I feel sad, but I feel happy
As I’m coming back to home
There’s a bridge across the river
That I have to cross alone
Like a skipping rolling stone
Like an Inca-Neil Young