The recreation of a mammoth, with the help of an elephant and the CRISPR tool, would require millions of manipulations. Photo: Wikimedia commons
University of Otago geneticists Peter Dearden and Neil Gemmell continue their discussion about the potential and risks of the gene editing tool CRISPR. This time they focus on its use in genomics and conservation, how it could be used to bring extinct animals back to life more easily than ever before, and how precise it actually is.
If you missed last week's discussion, you can read the story and listen to the interview about the CRISPR dilemma.
