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New life for the extinct?

Through a process called de-extinction, genetic scientists hope to bring back long-gone species, such as the Pyrenean Ibex, the Tasmanian Tiger, the Woolly Mammoth and the Passenger Pigeon. National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore wonders, “Should we be doing this at all?”
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