Despite Biotech Efforts to Revive Species, Extinction Is Still Forever

In the last decade, laboratory initiatives to recreate long-extinct species have stirred controversy. Now, scientists increasingly agree "de-extinction" is not possible, but breeding living animals with genes similar to those lost species can be a useful conservation tool.Read more on E360 →

Feb 9, 2025 - 21:42
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Despite Biotech Efforts to Revive Species, Extinction Is Still Forever

In the last decade, laboratory initiatives to recreate long-extinct species have stirred controversy. Now, scientists increasingly agree "de-extinction" is not possible, but breeding living animals with genes similar to those lost species can be a useful conservation tool.

Read more on E360 →