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Record 1 2014-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Botany
  • Zoology
CONT

There are at least three semi-successful techniques for de-extinction so far. 1) Selective back-breeding of existing descendents to recreate a primordial ancestor ... 2) Cloning with cells from cryopreserved tissue of a recently extinct animal can generate viable eggs. ... 3) Allele replacement for precisely hybridizing a living species into an extinct species ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Botanique
  • Zoologie
DEF

[...] fait de tenter de redonner vie à certaines espèces disparues.

Spanish

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