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Scientists say they are close to resurrecting a lost species. Is the age of de-extinction upon us? (edition.cnn.com)
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[โ€“] restingboredface 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did those scientists never read jurassic park?

Not that bringing back the dodo bird or mammoths would have quite the same effect probably but species go extinct for a reason.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

In a lot of cases, the reason is that they were driven to extinction by humans.