RealFeedApp Colossal Biosciences uses lineage-genome conflation instead
Colossal Biosciences edited grey wolf cells to mimic dire wolf traits, but Andrew Davinack and Charlotte Daniels argue this is not de-extinction. They propose the term 'lineage-genome conflation' to describe the error.
- Field
- genetics and genomes
- What they did
- Researchers from Columbia University and the University of Maryland demonstrated that genome editing did not resurrect the extinct dinosaur, but rather created a hybrid with dinosaur traits.
- Why it matters
- This research is important for science as it shows that current genetic engineering methods cannot resurrect extinct species, but only create artificial hybrids.
#de-extinction#colossal biosciences#genetic editing#lineage-genome conflation#ancient dna
