RandR ADMIN, Author at Revive & Restore

Jan 10

Ryan Phelan on Reshaping Evolution for TED Radio Hour

By RandR ADMIN Media Coverage, News, Podcasts

How can genetic engineering help not just humans, but animals and plants too? Ryan Phelan, Co-founder and Executive Director of Revive & Restore, shares with Manoush Zomoradi in this TED Radio Hour how we are using a wide range of genetic engineering...

Jan 05

Mongabay: “Extinction is pressing, Biotechnologies are necessary”

By RandR ADMIN Cloning for Conservation, Media Coverage

Revive & Restore’s Lead Scientist Ben Novak recently spoke to Mongabay about the need to pursue biotechnologies like cloning to address the extinction crisis. In her piece titled “For species on the very brink of extinction, cloning is a loaded...

Oct 13

TED Talks Daily Features Ryan Phelan’s “Intended Consequences” on Apple Podcasts

By RandR ADMIN Uncategorized

You can now listen to Ryan Phelan’s TED Talk “Intended Consequences of Helping Nature Thrive” on the Apple Podcast TED Talks Daily LISTEN HERE In her talk, Ryan makes the case for embracing the “intended consequences” of genetic tools that...

Oct 06

Conservation Genomics Summit: October 27, 2021

By RandR ADMIN Biotechnology, Catalyst Science Fund, Genetic Rescue, Wild Genomes

Dovetail Genomics and Revive & Restore welcome you to CGS 2021! This virtual conference will feature six scientists actively using genomics approaches to aid species conservation and will be of interest to anyone focused on species conservation and/or interested in functional genomics for non-model organisms....

Sep 22

Watch Revive & Restore CEO Ryan Phelan’s TED Talk on Intended Consequences

By RandR ADMIN News

"We need new tools for the conservation toolbox. With genetic rescue, we can actually help stop more species from crossing the line into extinction." Ryan Phelan | Co-founder and Excutive Director of Revive & Restore In order to address our...

Sep 17

The Conversation: Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain

By RandR ADMIN Colossal Press

Published September 15, 2021 By Julian Koplin and Christopher Gyngell US startup Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to bring woolly mammoths, or animals like them, back from extinction and into the frosty landscape of the Siberian tundra. Colossal has received US$15 million in...

Sep 15

NPR Science: Scientists Say They Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths. But Maybe They Shouldn’t

By RandR ADMIN Colossal Press

By Scott Neuman Published on September 15, 2021 Using recovered DNA to "genetically resurrect" an extinct species — the central idea behind the Jurassic Park films — may be moving closer to reality with the creation this week of a new company...

Sep 13

The New York Times: A New Company With a Wild Mission: Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth

By RandR ADMIN Colossal Press

By Carl Zimmer Published on September 13, 2021 A team of scientists and entrepreneurs announced on Monday that they have started a new company to genetically resurrect the woolly mammoth. The company, named Colossal, aims to place thousands of these magnificent...

Sep 13

National Geographic: Mammoth-elephant hybrids could be created within the decade. Should they be?

By RandR ADMIN Colossal Press

By Michael Greshko Published September 13, 2021 A new startup co-founded by Harvard geneticist George Church wants to use cold-adapted elephants to remake the Arctic tundra—raising major scientific and ethical questions. Harvard geneticist George Church has co-founded a new company with an…

Apr 16

HUMAN NATURE: A FILM BRINGS CRISPR TO LIFE

By RandR ADMIN Biotechnology, Uncategorized

CRISPR/Cas9 has given scientists unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life. It opens the door to curing diseases, reshaping the biosphere, and designing our own children. Now, a new documentary, titled Human Nature offers a provocative exploration of…

RandR ADMIN

Ryan Phelan on Reshaping Evolution for TED Radio Hour

Mongabay: “Extinction is pressing, Biotechnologies are necessary”

TED Talks Daily Features Ryan Phelan’s “Intended Consequences” on Apple Podcasts

Conservation Genomics Summit: October 27, 2021

Watch Revive & Restore CEO Ryan Phelan’s TED Talk on Intended Consequences

The Conversation: Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain

NPR Science: Scientists Say They Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths. But Maybe They Shouldn’t

The New York Times: A New Company With a Wild Mission: Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth

National Geographic: Mammoth-elephant hybrids could be created within the decade. Should they be?

HUMAN NATURE: A FILM BRINGS CRISPR TO LIFE

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