The utter state of de-extinction

On March 15th, 2013, an event happened unlike anything previous. The National Geographic Society, Revive & Restore, and TED came together to hold TEDxDeExtinction, a day-long conference surrounding the concept of de-extinction - that is, bringing extinct species back from the grave. Speakers included ancient DNA expert Beth Shapiro, insane biotech Santa Claus George Church, …