Science of

De-Extinction
INTRODUCTION
You have probably heard or seen the
Jurassic World movie and its depiction
of bringing back long-extinct animals.

But would something like that really be

possible?
WHAT TO BRING BACK
What are some of the factors that we should
consider when deciding who to bring back?

Why might reintroducing an extinct animal

into a habitat be considered risky?
PASSENGER
PIGEON
-is an extinct species of pigeon that was
endemic to North America.
MAMMOTH
- a large extinct elephant of the Pleistocene epoch, typically hairy with a
sloping back and long curved tusks.
WHAT IS DE-EXTINCTION?

What did Beth Shapiro clarify about de-

extinction?

https://vimeo.com/123017198
If we had all the resources and biotechnology,
what species should be brought back from
extinction?

In Chapter 2 of How to Clone a Mammoth, the

author Beth Shapiro proposes seven questions
that scientists should ask and answer when
selecting a species for de-extinction.