INVESTIGATION – “De-extinction” projects are multiplying, attracting investors from all sides, from Paris Hilton to the CIA.
Resuscitate the mammoth? The idea fascinates. Far from science fiction, Jurassic Park and its dinosaurs brought back to life through cloning, some scientists are now convinced that they have the means to achieve this. Mammoth, migratory pigeon, Tasmanian tiger… The projects of “de-extinctionare multiplying and attracting the general public. So much so that the CIA has even decided to invest in the American start-up Colossal Biosciences, which has promised to bring back the woolly mammoth within ten years. The American media The Intercept asserts that the American intelligence agency has shown interest in biotechnology, a field that would make it possible to “solving global problems” such as access to healthcare or food insecurity.
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