Scientists think they could 'de-extinct' the Christmas Island rat

A new de-extinction study looks at how the gene-editing tool CRISPR could be used to revive the Christmas Island rat, and the ethical implications of doing so.
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An extinct rat shows CRISPR's limits for resurrecting species

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Map of Life Will Need to Be Redrawn and Textbooks Updated After Highly Surprising Discovery on Christmas Island

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Scientists plan to bring back extinct Christmas Island rat by gene-editing DNA

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De-extinction Scientists Set to Bring Back Enormous Long-Lost Rat

Bringing back the extinct Christmas Island rat