The term de-extinction is inaccurate, but conservation is still the best way to achieve its stated goals. We need to save the ...

Gene-edited animals or plants wouldn’t have a chance if released into a barren habitat or a poaching hotspot. Genomic tools can give an extra edge to species that are already being saved from ...

Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species—not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic ...

Three applications for gene editing in conservation are restoring lost variation and facilitated adaptation as well as ...

Scientists propose using gene editing to restore genetic diversity in endangered species. By integrating advanced ...

A decade-long debate is reignited as Colossal Biosciences, a biotechnology and genetic engineering company, revived modern ...

The woodpecker is considered near-threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Peachtree Rock hasn't seen this species in 50 years. The woodpecker was seen making a home in ...

Does the recent birth of wooly mice and dire wolf pups mean that “de-extinction” is a real thing now? And why would we want ...

A company that claims to have resurrected the dire wolf has unveiled plans to bring back the moa, a long-extinct bird that ...

Native Hawaiian honeycreeper birds are being wiped out by avian malaria. Scientists think they can battle the problem by ...

A butterfly that went extinct decades ago after the destruction of its Bay Area habitat is now the driving force behind its ...