They have done the same sorts of analyses that we do... in particular, genetic analysis tells you a lot about how groups are related and when they diverged. They were able to determine that the populations on all three Sister Worlds shared a recent common ancestor, and that there was a severe population bottleneck in which the population was reduced to a very small number at several points. This data would also be used to track changes and migrations on each of the three worlds since their arrival, though this record only goes back roughly 200 thousand years.Snoofman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:38 amHave scientists ever studied these remains? Recovered genetic material from these remains? Have there ever been suggestions to recreate these specimens to satisfy Loroi’s scientific questions? By recreate I mean through procedures like cloning?Arioch wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:55 pmThere are a variety of Loroi remains on the three Sister Worlds dating back to Fall, but none are known from before that period or on planets other than those three.Snoofman wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:25 pmHave there ever been Loroi fossils discovered? Fossils or mummies dating back anywhere between the Soia Empire's collapse and the Era of Reunification? Not just on the Sister Worlds but any of the other known planets/moons in Union space? Could you name a few examples?
Genetic analysis also allows some insight into the deeper past, using the "molecular clock" to track changes and mutations over deep time to establish a rough framework and timeline for the evolution of a species and its divergence from other related species. This analysis does not reveal much for the Loroi, since there are no related species to compare with, and because it seems clear that the genomes have been artificially modified. Other Soia-Liron species have a common genetic framework, but since they were engineered, looking for common ancestry is difficult and may be fruitless (since there may not ever have been a common ancestor), and it is difficult to track ancient mutations when ultra-tech medicine seems to have removed those mutations from the genome.
I'm not sure why they would try cloning a fossil specimen. I can't think of any questions that would answer.