Could de-extinction help reverse human-inflicted biodiversity loss? | FT Rethink

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A US biotech company thinks it can reverse human-inflicted biodiversity loss and bring animals back from extinction. But scientists and conservationists warn the effects of de-extinction could be unpredictable and divert funds away from other programmes designed to save endangered species.

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