Extinct is not forever

• Autores: Sandrine Ceurstemont
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3114, 2017, págs. 37-39
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Cutting-edge biotechnology, including genome sequencing, cloning and gene-editing tools like CRISPR, is allowing scientists to manipulate life. They are now on the verge of being able to undo extinctions, and researchers are racing to get there first. But while some foresee a thrilling new age of conservation and are urging conservationists to embrace it, others are horrified by the prospect of high-tech meddling with nature. Even de-extinction's greatest advocates admit that it is expensive and risky, so the reasons for pursuing it need to be well thought out.