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Oct 24

Now accepting proposals for Wild Genomes: Kelp Ecosystems

By Kika Tuff News, Wild Genomes

A thriving Kelp ecosystem | Shutterstock Revive & Restore and Morris Animal Foundation are pleased to partner on Wild Genomes – Kelp Ecosystems: a new funding opportunity for conservationists interested in applying genetic insight to the protection and management of kelp...

Oct 21

Watch this video: Genetic Rescue Saves Species from Extinction

By Kika Tuff Uncategorized

Play Video When a species’ habitat shrinks, its populations decline. Individuals that persist in remaining islands of habitat have no choice but to breed with their relatives, reducing the health and fertility of their offspring. Researchers at Monash University seek...

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 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…

Jan 11

Wild Genomes: Conservation Genomics Of New Zealand’s Largest Flightless Rail

By Heather Sparks Wild Genomes

This post is written by Dr. Lara Urban, PI for the takahē project, as part of our Wild Genomes banking and sequencing program. Fieldwork to count the number of wild takahē takes place in the remote Murchison Mountains where the...

Nov 03

Genetic Rescue Is Huge For De-Extinction, But Not For The Reasons You Think

By Heather Sparks Uncategorized

This post was written by James Osborne, on his blog, A Mammoth Task. On August 6th, 2020, a male foal called Kurt was born at the San Diego Zoo. Kurt is a Przewalski’s horse, and he is a clone. The...

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