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Could de-extinction help reverse human-inflicted biodiversity loss?

A US biotech company thinks it can reverse human-inflicted biodiversity loss and bring animals back from extinction. But scientists and conservationists warn the effects of de-extinction could be unpredictable and divert funds away from other programmes designed to save endangered species.


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FT Rethink series focuses on the people, technology, strategies and systems moving us from an economy that is wasteful, idle, lopsided and dirty towards one that is circular, lean, inclusive and clean. The channel alternates between independent reporting from FT journalists and business perspectives from Lombard Odier