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    2 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.