de-extincted
Brought back genetically
De-extincted describes a species that has been brought back from extinction through genetic engineering, cloning, or selective breeding.
The term emerged alongside advances in biotechnology that made such restoration theoretically possible: Scientists hope to see de-extincted woolly mammoths roaming Siberia within decades.
The concept raises ecological and ethical questions about reintroducing animals to environments that have changed since their disappearance.
Restored to life
- revivedRestored to consciousness
- clonedReproduced without mating
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
- woollyCovered in soft fibers
passenger pigeon · thylacine · dodo · aurochs · quagga · ancient DNA · genome sequencing · CRISPR
Brought back into use
- habitat restorationReviving degraded natural environments
- keystone speciesOutsized ecological impact organism
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- megafaunaSpecies over 44 kilograms
biodiversity · conservation · population management · ecological niche · native range · adaptation · coexistence · seed dispersal
Causing public dispute
- playing GodUsurping divine authority
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- welfareComfort and prosperity
suffering · consent · resources · priorities · endangered species · animal rights · unnatural · moral obligation
resurrected
Restored to life
- revivedRestored to consciousness
- clonedReproduced without mating
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
woolly · passenger pigeon · thylacine · dodo · aurochs · quagga · ancient DNA · genome sequencing · CRISPR · gene editing
reintroduced
Brought back into use
- habitat restorationReviving degraded natural environments
- keystone speciesOutsized ecological impact organism
- grazingFeeding on pasture
megafauna · biodiversity · conservation · population management · ecological niche · native range · adaptation · coexistence · seed dispersal · wild herds
controversial
Causing public dispute
- playing GodUsurping divine authority
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- responsibilityState of being answerable
welfare · suffering · consent · resources · priorities · endangered species · animal rights · unnatural · moral obligation · stewardship
de-extinctedextinct
No longer existing
died out · vanished · wiped out · eradicated · exterminated
de-extinctednative
Originating from a place
wild · indigenous · extant · unrestored · evolved
de-extinction, extinct, extinction, extinguish, extinguished, extinguishing, extinguishable, inextinguishable, extinguisher