Science

Is it ethical to bring back extinct species using genetic technology?

For

It can restore ecosystems and correct human-caused extinctions.

Against

It could disrupt nature and resources should protect living species.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • You could safely de-extinct a species, and it would help its ecosystem repair.
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  • I’d be for de-extinction, but it has to be done ethically and genuinely.
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Against

  • protecting existing species and habitat first.
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  • Even if you bring back those animals, they will just go extinct again.
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