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resurrection biology for species that trusted us to keep the planet intact.
means using genetic engineering to recreate an extinct species or a close approximation of one from preserved DNA.
from the term crept out of 2000s genetics labs but exploded into public consciousness after the woolly mammoth revival project launched in 2013, promising Jurassic Park minus the chaos theory lecture.
not cloningusually gene-editing a living relative, not resurrecting original DNA
pyrenean ibexwent extinct twice, cloned 2003, died minutes later
passenger pigeonbillions alive in 1800, target of revival since 2012
dna decay limitgenetic material degrades past usability after roughly 1 million years
for instance
woolly mammoth project — colossal biosciences aims for elephant-mammoth hybrid calves by 2028
tasmanian tiger — thylacine genome sequenced 2017, last one died 1936
pyrenean ibex — first de-extinct animal, cloned 2003, survived 7 minutes
heck cattle — 1920s german attempt to breed back the extinct aurochs