TED BURSA COLLEGE / 10-C
Should Extinct Species
Be Brought Back To Life?
Merve YİĞİT
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Mammoths, dinosaurs, sabre-toothed
tigers and so on. Our lives would be
much more interesting with these
organisms. De-extinction is the
process of creating an organism which
seems to be the chance of bringing
back the extinct species. Although
cloning is the most widely proposed
method, gene editing and selective
breeding are also other options.
Scientists managed to de-extinct the
Pyrenean ibex but only for 10 minutes.
The idea seems to be possible but the
question is why we should or should
not make it possible.
De-extinction might be the missing
piece of the puzzle of Earth.
Nowadays our world is changing too
fast in a negative way. We can say
that global warming, deforestation,
extinction etc. all cause damage to
the ecosystem. When one organism
in the ecosystem disappears others
become effected too. The number
of organisms increase or decrease in
a huge way. In order to prevent this,
the de-extinction of that organism
might be used. For example; we can
bring the dodos back rather than the
giant mammoths because the dodos
are more effective in the current
ecosystem. If we look at this side of
the topic it seems like we should.
Nonetheless there are still possible
exploitations of de-extinction.
Personal entertainment and the
personal outcomes are the most
significant things for humans. Humans
are getting more selfish day by day.
De-extinction might be used for the
financial outcomes. Imagine having
only one live T-rex on this life on Earth.
Everyone would go crazy just to see it.
This might cause the abuse and usage
of the organism which is not ethical.
De-extinction is a super controversial
topic and in my opinion it can be open
to debate in the future.