Previous debates on cloning endangered animals provide useful lessons for how de-extinction could incorporate concerns from various, focusing less on spectacular science and more on daily practices.
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PLoS Biol
March 2014
Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Previous debates on cloning endangered animals provide useful lessons for how de-extinction could incorporate concerns from various, focusing less on spectacular science and more on daily practices.
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