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Weekly reads: Beth Shapiro & de-extinction, mice with two dads, stem cell patches

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Beth Shapiro, De-extinction

Biologist and ancient DNA expert Beth Shapiro is becoming more well known for doing de-extinction research. Yet Shapiro used to be a de-extinction skeptic. Ten years ago she wrote “How to Clone a Mammoth.” In the book she mentioned serious challenges related to de-extinction. Now she is the CSO for a firm trying to make […]

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Weekly reads: De-extinction pros & cons with Dodo 2.0, CTCF, retraction

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Dodo bird de-extinction, de-extinction

I don’t think de-extinction of animals just for the heck of it like woolly mammoths is a good idea, but what about de-extincting animals like the Dodo? Where humans caused them to disappear? If that’s even possible, is it a good idea? Dodo de-extinction A company is giving it a try. I can see the

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Mid-week rec reads: plague paleogenomics, bats, art, get new skin, & more

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