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- Mammoth de-extinction is bad conservation https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/editorial-mammoth-de-extinction-is-bad-conservation/ 54 comments
- De-Extinction? Surely You’re Joking https://cell.substack.com/p/extinction 89 comments
- Mammoth de-extinction is bad conservation https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/editorial-mammoth-de-extinction-is-bad-conservation/ 14 comments environment
- Scientists Just Created a ‘Woolly Mouse’ With Mammoth-Like Fur. The de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the woolly mammoth—starting with a very furry mouse. https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-just-created-a-woolly-mouse-with-mammoth-like-fur/ 55 comments futurology
- This De-Extinction Company Wants to Resurrect the Thylacine https://www.wired.com/story/thylacine-mammoth-de-extinction-colossal/ 2 comments environment
- Australian Scientists Hope To ‘De-Extinct’ Tasmanian Tiger In Next 10 Years https://www.huffpost.com/entry/australia-tasmanian-tiger-thylacine-de-extinction_n_62fc5f90e4b071ea958adba0 104 comments science
- Australian Scientists Hope To ‘De-Extinct’ Tasmanian Tiger In Next 10 Years https://www.huffpost.com/entry/australia-tasmanian-tiger-thylacine-de-extinction_n_62fc5f90e4b071ea958adba0 21 comments worldnews
- De-extinction company sets its next (first?) target: The thylacine https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/de-extinction-company-sets-its-next-first-target-the-thylacine/ 33 comments technology
- A company called Colossal, which has already said it wants to bring the mammoth back, is announcing a partnership with an Australian lab that it says will de-extinct the thylacine with the goal of re-introducing it into the wild. https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/de-extinction-company-sets-its-next-first-target-the-thylacine/ 53 comments upliftingnews
- De-extinction company sets its next (first) target: The thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/de-extinction-company-sets-its-next-first-target-the-thylacine/ 276 comments futurology
- Inside the Plan to De-extinct the Tasmanian Tiger https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/features/inside-the-plan-to-de-extinct-the-tasmanian-tiger/ 14 comments futurology
- Extinction Is Forever: De-Extinction Can’t Save What We Had https://citi.io/2020/08/07/extinction-is-forever-de-extinction-cant-save-what-we-had/ 6 comments environment
- Tasmanian Tiger Genome May Be First Step Toward De-Extinction https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/12/thylacine-genome-extinct-tasmanian-tiger-cloning-science/ 3 comments worldnews
- Humanity is on the cusp of de-extincting the Wooly Mammoth https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/17/humanity-is-on-the-cusp-of-de-extincting-the-wooly-mammoth/ 3 comments science
- Scientists trying to resurrect extinct woolly mammoth through 'de-extinction' process http://www.christiantoday.com/article/scientists.trying.to.resurrect.extinct.woolly.mammoth.through.de.extinction.process/86678.htm 5 comments worldnews
- Extinct Frog Resurrected With 'De-Extinction' Technology: "Hopes Australian Lazarus Project provides stepping stone for other extinct species such as the Tasmanian tiger" http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/22/extinct-frog-resurrected-with-de-extinction-technology 3 comments worldnews
- Extinct frog resurrected with ‘de-extinction’ technology http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/22/extinct-frog-resurrected-with-de-extinction-technology 45 comments technology
- 24 Animals Up For De-Extinction http://www.businessinsider.com/24-animals-for-de-extinction-2013-3 208 comments science
- Reviving the Woolly Mammoth: Will De-Extinction Become Reality? http://news.yahoo.com/reviving-woolly-mammoth-extinction-become-reality-212251965.html 25 comments science
- De-Extinction: Can Cloning Bring Extinct Species Back to Life? | Extinction Countdown, Scientific American Blog Network http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2013/03/06/de-extinction-cloning-extinct-species/#.utdms-tq8yo.reddit 28 comments science
- Woolly Mammoth de-extinction project underway in Dallas - Curb Earth https://curbearth.com/woolly-mammoth-de-extinction-project-underway-in-dallas/ 11 comments nature
- Should we bring back the dodo? De-extinction is a feel-good story, but these high-tech replacements aren’t really ‘resurrecting’ species https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/science-technology/amp/should-we-bring-back-the-dodo-de-extinction-is-a-feel-good-story-but-these-high-tech-replacements-aren-t-really-resurrecting-species-88024 3 comments nature
- Dodo next in line for de-extinction by scientists reviving the mammoth https://newatlas.com/biology/dodo-de-extinction-colossal-biosciences/ 43 comments technology
- De-extinction: scientists are planning the multimillion-dollar resurrection of the Tasmanian tiger https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/16/de-extinction-scientists-are-planning-the-multimillion-dollar-resurrection-of-the-tasmanian-tiger?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other 14 comments worldnews
- De-extinction: scientists are planning the multimillion-dollar resurrection of the Tasmanian tiger https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/16/de-extinction-scientists-are-planning-the-multimillion-dollar-resurrection-of-the-tasmanian-tiger 155 comments upliftingnews
- De-extinction: scientists are planning the multimillion-dollar resurrection of the Tasmanian tiger https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/16/de-extinction-scientists-are-planning-the-multimillion-dollar-resurrection-of-the-tasmanian-tiger 181 comments environment
- De-extinction: scientists are planning the multimillion-dollar resurrection of the Tasmanian tiger https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/16/de-extinction-scientists-are-planning-the-multimillion-dollar-resurrection-of-the-tasmanian-tiger 334 comments worldnews
- The sobering reality of de-extinction (cloning extinct animals) efforts https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-de-extinction-is-impossible-but-could-work-anyway-20220509/ 52 comments futurology
- De-extinction scientists set to bring back enormous long-lost rat https://www.newsweek.com/scientists-set-bring-back-enormous-long-lost-rat-1685515 103 comments worldnews
- Scientists working to de-extinct some of nature's missing species - A coalition of researchers are trying to use cloning to bring extinct animals, like the passenger pigeon, back from the dead http://www.pri.org/stories/science/scientists-working-to-de-extinct-some-of-nature-s-missing-species-14466.html 19 comments science
- Extinct frog that gives birth through mouth, embryo brought to life. De-extinction one step closer. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-16/bizarre-extinct-frog-brought-back-to-life/4575916 42 comments science
- Not so dead as a dodo: ‘De-extinction’ plan to reintroduce bird to Mauritius https://www.cnn.com/dodo-de-extinction-mauritius-spc-intl-scn/index.html 3 comments science
- Not so dead as a dodo: ‘De-extinction’ plan to reintroduce bird to Mauritius https://www.cnn.com/dodo-de-extinction-mauritius-spc-intl-scn/index.html 223 comments worldnews
- The CIA Just Invested in Woolly Mammoth Resurrection Technology | While skeptics doubt the prospects for de-extinction, the CIA’s venture capital firm deems powerful genetic manipulation tools worth the money https://theintercept.com/2022/09/28/cia-extinction-woolly-mammoth-dna/ 288 comments technology
- De-extinction scientists are hoping to bring back a long lost "tiger" back to life, almost 100 years after the last of its kind died. Researchers are planning to use stem cells to create an embryo of the Tasmanian tiger that they can implant into a surrogate animal. https://www.newsweek.com/de-extinction-scientists-planning-long-lost-tiger-species-life-1683993 85 comments worldnews
- In a paper published in Nature Ecology & Evolution this month, the researchers concluded that the biodiversity costs and benefits almost never come out in favor of de-extinction https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/science/revive-restore-extinct-species-dna-mammoth-passenger-pigeon.html?smid=re-share 8 comments science
- De-extinction. Not as simple as 'yes' or 'no.' An ethical discussion of the pros and cons. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/03/130311-deextinction-reviving-extinct-species-opinion-animals-science/ 21 comments science
- This Billion-Dollar Startup Wants to Bring Back the Dodo: Colossal Biosciences is adding the famously dead bird to a 'de-extinction' agenda that already includes the woolly mammoth https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-31/dodo-bird-dna-has-startup-valued-at-1-billion-to-bring-back-extinct-species?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business 16 comments technology
- Woolly mammoth on the cusp of resurrection, scientists say - Scientist leading ‘de-extinction’ effort says Harvard team just two years away from creating a hybrid embryo, in which mammoth traits would be programmed into an Asian elephant. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/16/woolly-mammoth-resurrection-scientists?cmp=twt_a-world_b-gdnworld 565 comments worldnews
- Scientists are working to de-extinct the Wooly Mammoth. Russian and South Korean scientists are attempting to use mammoth DNA with an elephant egg. http://news.yahoo.com/reviving-woolly-mammoth-extinction-become-reality-212251965.html 27 comments technology