COLOSSAL BIOSCIENCES

Can Synthetic Biology Revive Extinct Species?

Scientists use CRISPR to resurrect traits from extinct species like mammoths and dire wolves, creating genetic hybrids. But billion-dollar de-extinction projects raise urgent questions: Should we resurrect the dead when living species need saving now?

Nature

De-Extinction: Can We Bring Back Woolly Mammoths by 2028?

Scientists are racing to resurrect extinct species using CRISPR gene editing, with the first woolly mammoth calf expected by 2028. While de-extinction offers conservation breakthroughs, it raises critical questions about ecology, ethics, and whether we should resurrect what we destroyed.

COLOSSAL BIOSCIENCES

Can Synthetic Biology Revive Extinct Species?

De-Extinction: Can We Bring Back Woolly Mammoths by 2028?

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