Stewart Brand: The dawn of de-extinction. Are you ready?

[Netsurfer]

Are they gonna bring back extinct species like Ivory-billed Woodpeckers, Passenger Pigeons or Tasmanian Tiger? According to this guy yes, the work is in progress and they've already done that with some species and proved it is possible!

http://www.ted.com/talks/stewart_brand_ ... ready.html

[finchbreeder]

Now this could be like opening Christmas Pressents. All very exciting, but mostly not practical when you get past the pretty paper. Why? Because some of these creatures will still find an environment they can live in. But some are extinct because their environment is extinct. Will need wise forethought.
LML

[desertbirds]

Or they could put some cash into ridding this country of cats, rabbits,foxes and cane toads. Happy days

[Craig52]

I was left captivated by this guy,you never know,they might be able to bring back the paradise parrot but probably not be before i'm gone. Craig

[Tintola]

Just thought that I would resurrect this topic from extinction as I feel that it needs more discussion. This video was posted to me on Facebook a couple of days ago and think that species that became extinct recently, say in the last two hundred years, could be re created, but where do we draw the line? We don't want another Jurassic Park.

[Trilobite]

I could thng of nothing cooler then going for a run with my velociraptor - watch what happens to those rats on a leash - things call chiuaua"s

seriously though - inspiring work - considering we dont really undertsnad all that is going on with the process - I await with baited breath what the future holds in this field. - wow

[Diane]

I could thng of nothing cooler then going for a run with my velociraptor

Be a hell of a job trimming the nails on one of those!

[murf]

Exciting prospects, but we can't even look after what the world already offers.

[Ripley]

Hello all,

I've just received the April 2013 National Geographic...where the leading story is:
Reviving Extinct Species - We can.....But should we?

I haven't had the chance to read it yet, but there is a diagram about reviving the Passenger Pigeon & the ol' Thylacine gets a look in too.

Just thought you may be interested..

Cheers
Ripley

[Red]

I had a read. It's mostly the same species mentioned on the video.

It probably does a better job of pointing out that some people oppose the use of biotechnology no matter what it is used for. The overall theme in the Australian movie "The Hunter" (about the Tasmanian Tiger) is case in point. Some would rather let a species go extinct than to allow a biotechnology firm possess it. People are scared of new technology and private biotech companies.