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30:06Now PlayingAn American Biosciences company claims to have ‘de-extincted’ prehistoric dire wolves. Next they plan to bring back the woolly mammoth and the dodo. But even if they could, should they?
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Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Shabnam Grewal.
Further reading:
Why are scientists bringing back woolly mammoths from extinction?
Long-extinct dire wolf to howl again thanks to ancient DNA
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