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Back from the dead: How scientists aim to bring Tasmanian tiger back from extinction
The Tasmanian tiger has been extinct for almost a century, but scientists now claim they are able to resurrect the […]
De-extinction: scientists are planning the resurrection of the Tasmanian tiger
Scientists in Australia and the US have launched an ambitious multimillion-dollar project to bring back the thylacine, a marsupial that […]
The Rise and Fall of the World’s Megafauna
Megafaunal hegemony and subsequent decline through prehistoric times For hundreds of millions of years, including through multiple glacial–interglacial transitions, megafauna […]
The Genius of Genetics: Past, Present, and Future Promise
In the last several decades, genetic technologies have developed at an exponential speed and rapidly decreasing costs – meeting fantastically […]
CRISPR and The Woolly Mammoth – A 21st Century Genetic Renaissance
Over 99% of the 4 billion species that have ever lived are now extinct in part from human activity (1), […]
Pleistocene Park: Return of the Mammoth’s Ecosystem
During the last ice age, the world’s most extensive ecosystem stretched from France across the Bering Strait to Canada and […]
Protection of Permafrost Soils from Thawing by Increasing Herbivore Density
Climate change will cause a substantial future greenhouse gas release from warming and thawing permafrost-affected soils to the atmosphere enabling […]
Untamed: Rewilding the Arctic to Curb Climate Change
The Arctic – a crucial cold cap Gilded in a vast, fragmented cover of reflective ice encircling the Arctic ocean, […]
Ecological and Evolutionary Legacy of Megafauna Extinctions
For hundreds of millions of years, large vertebrates (megafauna) have inhabited most of the ecosystems on our planet. During the […]
Transforming Ecology and Conservation Biology Through Genome Editing
As the conservation challenges increase, new approaches are needed to help combat losses in biodiversity and slow or reverse the […]
