Should We Bring Extinct Species Back to Life? | National Geographic

are we playing God with the extinction

are we playing God with the extinction did we play God when we drove most of

did we play God when we drove most of

did we play God when we drove most of these species to extinction why should

these species to extinction why should

these species to extinction why should we bring those species back at varies of

we bring those species back at varies of

we bring those species back at varies of the species you know it wasn’t on a

the species you know it wasn’t on a

the species you know it wasn’t on a human if it’s that that made it extinct

human if it’s that that made it extinct

human if it’s that that made it extinct the extinct species and endangered

the extinct species and endangered

the extinct species and endangered species are part of one continual one of

species are part of one continual one of

species are part of one continual one of the important questions of course if you

the important questions of course if you

the important questions of course if you do kind of plate in a project like this

do kind of plate in a project like this

do kind of plate in a project like this a de-extinction project of bringing an

a de-extinction project of bringing an

a de-extinction project of bringing an animal like that back what are you gonna

animal like that back what are you gonna

animal like that back what are you gonna do with it that’s actually one of the

do with it that’s actually one of the

do with it that’s actually one of the more difficult questions because you

more difficult questions because you

more difficult questions because you know why do we want to clone the

know why do we want to clone the

know why do we want to clone the mammoths and can you clone it because as

mammoths and can you clone it because as

mammoths and can you clone it because as we say cloning one animal or bringing

we say cloning one animal or bringing

we say cloning one animal or bringing back one extinct animal that’s

back one extinct animal that’s

back one extinct animal that’s interesting but that’s not a population

interesting but that’s not a population

interesting but that’s not a population how do we introduce genetic variation if

how do we introduce genetic variation if

how do we introduce genetic variation if we could get this animal back the throne

we could get this animal back the throne

we could get this animal back the throne for that king of beasts is still warm

for that king of beasts is still warm

for that king of beasts is still warm I don’t think we’ll bring it back to

I don’t think we’ll bring it back to

I don’t think we’ll bring it back to life maybe that will happen one day in

life maybe that will happen one day in

life maybe that will happen one day in the future but what we can do is learn a

the future but what we can do is learn a

the future but what we can do is learn a lot more about it by studying its

lot more about it by studying its

lot more about it by studying its genetic makeup if it looks like a

genetic makeup if it looks like a

genetic makeup if it looks like a passenger pigeon is it a passenger

passenger pigeon is it a passenger

passenger pigeon is it a passenger pigeon if it behaves like one is it a

pigeon if it behaves like one is it a

pigeon if it behaves like one is it a passenger pigeon or does it have to be

passenger pigeon or does it have to be

passenger pigeon or does it have to be an exact duplicate of the genome and the

an exact duplicate of the genome and the

an exact duplicate of the genome and the first goal we would have is hey well

first goal we would have is hey well

first goal we would have is hey well let’s get it back into its natural

let’s get it back into its natural

let’s get it back into its natural environment let it restore the balance

environment let it restore the balance

environment let it restore the balance in that ecosystem when a creature goes

in that ecosystem when a creature goes

in that ecosystem when a creature goes from rare to common and you watch that

from rare to common and you watch that

from rare to common and you watch that happen you get engaged with it sort of

happen you get engaged with it sort of

happen you get engaged with it sort of fight to survive and when you see a

fight to survive and when you see a

fight to survive and when you see a creature go from extinct to rare to

creature go from extinct to rare to

creature go from extinct to rare to common I think people are just going to

common I think people are just going to

common I think people are just going to be cheering it on the whole way