Gone, 2004 painting of 63 species that have gone extinct since the 1700s |
In this decade some extinct species will begin to come back
Rapid advances in molecular biology are converging with new perspectives in conservation biology to create a new field called “de-extinction.” Now is the time to begin public discussion of how de-extinction projects can best proceed responsibly.
On Friday, March 15, National Geographic is hosting the first-ever public exploration of the subject of reviving extinct species at TEDxDeExtinction, a daylong event at Grosvenor Auditorium in Washington, DC.
#infographic What We've Lost: Species #Extinction Time Line
: http://on.natgeo.com/Y6ZBcg #ChangeTheCourse
Opinion: The Case for Reviving Extinct Species http://on.natgeo.com/Y6fizR
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