The true benefit of research like this is not to resurrect the mammoth, but to investigate the extinct genome and potential applications to similar extant species. As the last paragraph of the article says, isolated gene sequences could "possibly extend the geographical range of an existing endangered species northward to areas at much lower risk of conflict with humans."
The true benefit of research like this is not to resurrect the mammoth, but to investigate the extinct genome and potential applications to similar extant species. As the last paragraph of the article says, isolated gene sequences could "possibly extend the geographical range of an existing endangered species northward to areas at much lower risk of conflict with humans."