And this one from MIT specifically addresses de-extincting the Passenger
Pigeon
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/512416/an-unlikely-plan-to-revive-the-passenger-pigeon/
Jim Wilson
Queenstown
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From: Russ Ruffing
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:29 AM
To: <MDbirding...>
Subject: [MDBirding] De-extinction of some animals, including birds?
A little off topic but I'm sharing due to the birds on this list. A very
interesting idea - there is a movement afoot to "de-extinct" some recently
extinct species. Fourteen of the 24 species on the list are birds, including
Ivory-billeds, Passenger Pigeon, Carolina Parakeet, and others. The idea is
that there is access to good-quality DNA since these species haven't been
gone that long. I would love to see this happen but I am sure there major
scientific hurdles to get over. Seems plausible, though!
http://www.businessinsider.com/24-animals-for-de-extinction-2013-3#
Russ Ruffing
Woodstock, MD
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