The writer is a science commentator
It would be a daunting task to look in scientific detail at every molecule around today. But what about studying — and recreating — molecules that no longer exist?
This is the realm of “molecular de-extinction”, a bold new science that seeks to look anew at the genomes of extinct species — not to resurrect vanished creatures but instead to glean whether they contain the blueprints of ancient molecules that could solve modern problems.
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