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Are Dire Wolves Back? The Science & Ethics of De-Extinction

Are Dire Wolves Back? The Science & Ethics of De-Extinction

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In Jurassic Park, scientists bio-engineered dinosaurs by splicing preserved dino DNA with modern-day frog DNA. It sounded like science fiction…until now. A real-life biotech company with visions of “de-extinction” recently spliced gray wolf DNA with that of the dire wolf, a mammal that’s been extinct for thousands of years. And they have plans to do the same thing with other extinct species. This week we’re going off the radar with Dr. Jay Odenbaugh, a professor and researcher who specializes in the ethics of de-extinction. We’ll discuss what this company did, and what the implications might mean.

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