My sci-fi novel about recreating an extinct species is becoming a reality – but even if we can, should we? | James Bradley

The idea of reintroducing mammoths to the Arctic to slow climate change isn ’t entirely fanciful, but it does raise deeper ethical concernsLast week I woke up to a string of notifications alerting me to the news a biotech company had secured US$15m (A$20.6m) to underwritea scheme to recreate mammoths with a view to reintroducing them onto the Arctic tundra.The reason for the flurry of emails and messages wasn ’t that the story seemed like something out of a science fiction novel, it was that itwas something out of a science fiction novel; specifically my novel, Ghost Species, whichimagines the consequences of just such a scheme.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Extinct wildlife Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Science Source Type: news