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Dire wolves are back—sort of. Colossal Biosciences seems to have resurrected this extinct predator, but it’s not quite as simple as that. Joe talks with their scientists to explore the truth, tech, and ethics of “de-extinction.”

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Chapters:
0:00 Help Protect Public Media
0:28 Intro – The first de-extinction?
2:38 Are these ACTUALLY dire wolves?
4:15 Functional de-extinction and "proxy" species
7:58 What IS a species anyway?
10:48 But wait, isn’t their ecosystem extinct too?
15:33 Will Colossal share this technology?
16:33 Artificial wombs and more
18:25 Should we solve other environmental problems first?
21:16 Could this be misused or abused?
23:42 Should we be doing this?
25:24 Conclusion

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