From dinosaurs to dodos: who could and should we de-extinct?

<p>Reviving extinct species with new synthetic biology tools is as exciting an idea as it is controversial. Genomic manipulation of extinct species’ close relatives and/or cloning suitably preserved cells are the two main ways synthetic biology could be used to revive species. Discussions of w...

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Main Author: Kate Elizabeth Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Biogeography Society 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers of Biogeography
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/9gv7n6d3