This Earth Day, Progress for Our Species Protects Others

Chelsea Follett

This Earth Day comes on the heels of a remarkable turning point in conservation history: Scientists at Colossal Laboratories have claimed the first animal species de-extinction by recreating dire wolves through genetic editing.

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Some have argued that modifying animals (in this case, grey wolves) to resemble extinct species is not true de-extinction. Still, it is certainly a significant departure from a past...