The Ethics of Resurrecting Extinct Species

Within a few decades, scientists may be able to bring back the dodo bird from extinction, a possibility that raises a host of ethical questions. (Source: Stanford University/Frederick William Frohawk)

At some point, scientists may be able to bring back extinct animals, and perhaps early humans, raising questions of ethics and environmental disruption.

Twenty years after the release of Jurassic Park, the dream of bringing back the dinosaurs remains science fiction. But scientists predict that within 15 years they will be able to revive some more recently extinct species, such as the dodo or the passenger pigeon, raising the question of whether or not they should– just because they can.

In today’s issue of Science, Stanford law Professor Hank Greely identifies the ethical landmines of this new concept of de-extinction.

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