The Pros and Cons of De-Extinction for Conservation.
Beth Shapiro, a leading expert on paleogenomics, is working with de-extinction companies like Colossal Biosciences and Revive and Restore to develop technologies that could resurrect extinct traits and help protect vulnerable species of birds. Shapiro's initial work mapping the dodo genome laid the groundwork to bring back a version of it from extinction, and the knowledge gained from de-extinction could help protect species under threat now. However, it is not possible to bring back an identical copy of an extinct species.