Meaning of de-extinction | Babel Free

Definitions

The process of returning an extinct species back into the world.

neologism, uncountable, usually

Examples

“Even this more limited ambition, however, speaks eloquently of the rapid progress⟳ being made in the area of de-extinction.”

“The concept of de-extinction is fascinating in much the same way that the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park⟳ and Jurassic World are.”

““We aren’t trying to bring⟳ something back that’s 100% genetically identical to another species. Our goal with de-extinction is always create⟳ functional copies of these extinct species. We were focusing on identifying variants that we knew would lead⟳ to one of these key traits,” Beth Shapiro, Colossal’s chief science officer told CNN.”

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