Engineered proxies and the illusion of de-extinction
The recent creation of dire wolf-like canids by Colossal Biosciences marks a technical achievement in genome editing and synthetic embryology. But the project also demands a reevaluation of what we mean by "de-extinction"-and whether a phenotypic approximation constitutes species restoration.
Authors
- Duško Ilić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1647-0026)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Stem Cell Reports
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2025.102505
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.72
Funders
- King's College London
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust