Seed Banks versus De-extinction (Biotechnology and Society 2016)

Seed Banks versus De-extinction (Biotechnology and Society 2016)

The extinct passenger pigeon.

Everyone: Overview of Wolbachia and CRISPR Gene Drives

Required Reading/Viewing

1. Stewart Brand TED Talk (Feb 2013) "The dawn of de-extinction. Are you ready?" (20 min)
2. Michael Archer TED Talk (March 2013) "How we'll resurrect the gastric brooding frog, the Tasmanian tiger" (20 min)
3. Carl Zimmer. (April 2013) "Bringing Them Back to Life" National Geographic Magazine. Article Link

   Also read "Your de-extinction questions answered" (required). There are a host of (optional) related articles and videos linked from the National Geographic De-extinction page.

4. The Long Now Foundation: Revive & Restore

   See especially the links under "Candidates".

Seed Bank Czar

Required Reading/Viewing

• Svalbard Global Seed Vault
  Click through the tour to learn about the details of the seed vault. What additional layer of security does it have beyond locks and CCTV? How many samples do they have right now?
• Sowing For Apocalypse John Seabrook The New Yorker Aug 27, 2007.
• Syrian seed bank gets new home away from war Shaoni Bhattacharya Nature Oct 5, 2016.

Wooly Mammoth Czar

Additional Resources

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5. Describes efforts to sequence the Neanderthal genome.