De-Extinction and Its Implications

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What is the process of bringing animals back from extinction called?

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De-extinction

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Which two species are mentioned as candidates for de-extinction?

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The passenger pigeon and the dodo

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When did the last passenger pigeon die?

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In 1914

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When was the dodo last seen?

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In 1662

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What ancient animal's DNA are scientists trying to retrieve for de-extinction?

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Woolly mammoth

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How long ago did the woolly mammoth disappear?

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About 4,000 years ago

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What is the goal of bringing back mammoth-like Asian elephants?

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To help slow or reverse the effects of climate change

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What technique do scientists plan to use to alter the DNA of modern Asian elephants?

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Retrieve DNA from preserved woolly mammoth remains and use it to alter Asian elephant DNA

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Why do scientists believe mammoths and Asian elephants could successfully breed?

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The two species are closely related

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What characteristics might the hybrid offspring of Asian elephants and mammoths have?

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They could be furrier and fattier