DeExtinction

Beyond de-extinction and dire wolves, gene editing can help today’s endangered species
Beyond de-extinction and dire wolves, gene editing can help today’s endangered species Gene editing can help today’s endangered species by providing solutions to conservation problems, such as disease resistance and genetic diversity. The use of gene editing for conservation purposes raises legal and definitional challenges, particularly under the Endangered Species Act, which requires a clear […]
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If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire wolf? How to define a species is a scientific and philosophical question
If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire wolf? How to define a species is a scientific and philosophical question The de-extinction project by Colossal Biosciences that claimed to have “restored” the dire wolf is a complex issue, as it only edited a small number of gray wolf genes and implanted them […]
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