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The video is about the evolution of whales from land animals to aquatic mammals. It explains how different species adapted to the environment and changed their anatomy over millions of years. It also talks about the technology of CRISPR, which can edit DNA and alter the course of evolution. It raises ethical questions about the use of this technology and its implications for the future.
1. In 2011, scientists in Peru discovered a fossil of a quadrupedal whale, known as the peregocetos, which lived around 43 million years ago in the Pacific Ocean. It was four meters long and had a long snout and sharp teeth, which were ideal for hunting other sea creatures .
2. The peregocetos fossil was found in the middle of the Peruvian desert, suggesting that life on our planet began in the oceans and evolved to live on dry land over millions of years.
3. The ancestors of the largest creature on the planet, the blue whale, lived outside the water. These creatures began to abandon the seas to live on dry land, undergoing evolution in the process.
4. The transition from seas to land is a significant event in the history of evolution. The Titanic, a carnivorous fish that lived around 375 million years ago, was one of the animals that made this transition.
5. The Titanic had a body adapted for life on land. Its ribs and skull were already similar to those of the first terrestrial vertebrates.
6. The ancestors of today's terrestrial vertebrates, including pigs and cows, had already begun to live outside the water.
7. The story of the evolution of whales and dolphins includes several species, each with new changes that made life easier underwater. The Douro Dom, for example, had a face that looked like a dolphin and was believed to have a tail like that of whales and dolphins.
8. The Douro Dom was already 5 m long and lived in the oceans around 47 million years ago. Its size increased with each species, explaining why many whales are huge today.
9. The return to the seas occurred with another animal, the rhodocytes, which lived in the oceans around 47 million years ago. It had legs but was already only underwater.
10. The Douro Dom and the rhodocytes underwent significant changes and adaptations to survive in their environments. These changes and adaptations led to the evolution of whales and dolphins that we know today.
11. The advent of genetic editing tools like Crisper could potentially revolutionize the process of evolution. However, the ethical implications of humans taking control of evolution are a major concern.
12. The Crisper tool works like a word processor, allowing for the cutting and pasting of specific pieces of DNA. This could potentially lead to treatments against serious diseases like cancer.
13. The future of evolution could be significantly influenced by the advent of genetic editing tools like Crisper. However, this also raises significant ethical concerns.
14. The discovery of the peregocetos fossil in the Peruvian desert suggests that life on our planet began in the oceans and evolved to live on dry land over millions of years.
15. The ancestors of today's largest creature on the planet, the blue whale, lived outside the water and began to evolve to live in the seas.
16. The Titanic, a carnivorous fish that lived around 375 million years ago, was one of the animals that made the transition from seas to land.
17. The Douro Dom, an early whale-like creature, had a face that looked like a dolphin and was believed to have a tail like that of whales and dolphins.
18. The rhodocytes, another early whale-like creature, lived in the oceans around 47 million years ago and was already only underwater.
19. The advent of genetic editing tools like Crisper could potentially revolutionize the process of evolution, allowing for the cutting and pasting of specific pieces of DNA.
20. The use of Crisper could potentially lead to treatments against serious diseases like cancer, but also raises significant ethical concerns.