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Possibilidade real de recuperação de espécies extintas não pode comprometer leis de proteção ambiental
Ross Stone/Unsplash Há menos de um ano, a empresa americana Colossal Biosciences anunciou que havia "ressuscitado" o lobo gigante, uma espécie de lobo caçador de megafauna extinta há 10 mil anos. Dois dias após o anúncio da Colossal, o secretário do Interior dos EUA, Doug Burgum, usou a ideia da ressurreição de espécies para justificar o enfraquecimento das leis de proteção ambiental no país: "escolha sua espécie favorita e ligue para a Colossal".
Possibilidade real de recuperação de espécies extintas não pode comprometer leis de proteção ambiental
Há menos de um ano, a empresa americana Colossal Biosciences anunciou que havia “ressuscitado” o lobo gigante, uma espécie de lobo caçador de megafauna extinta há 10 mil anos. Dois dias após o anúncio da Colossal, o secretário do Interior dos EUA, Doug Burgum, usou a ideia da ressurreição de espécies para justificar o enfraquecimento das leis de proteção ambiental no país: “escolha sua espécie favorita e ligue para a Colossal”.
Some companies claim they can 'resurrect' species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?
TIME magazine cover featuring the dire wolf 'de-extinction' story. Credit: TIME Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had "resurrected" the dire wolf, a megafauna-hunting wolf species that had been extinct for 10,000 years.
Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?
Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had “resurrected” the dire wolf, a megafauna-hunting wolf species that had been extinct for 10,000 years. Within two days of Colossal’s announcement, the Interior Secretary of the US, Doug Burgum, used the idea of resurrection to justify weakening environmental protection laws: “pick your favourite species and call up Colossal”. His reasoning appeared to confirm critics’ fears about de-extinction technology.
Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?
Ross Stone/Unsplash Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had “resurrected” the dire wolf, a megafauna-hunting wolf species that had been extinct for 10,000 years. Within two days of Colossal’s announcement, the Interior Secretary of the US, Doug Burgum, used the idea of resurrection to justify weakening environmental protection laws: “pick your favourite species and call up Colossal”.
Explicit value trade-offs in conservation: integrating animal welfare
Keywords animal welfare conservation cultural values economic values public health wildlife management Get full text access Log in, subscribe or purchase for full access. References 1. Hemming, V. ... An introduction to decision science for conservation Conserv. Biol. 2022; 36, e13868 2. Pascual, U. ... Diverse values of nature for sustainability Nature. 2023; 620:813-823 3. Cánovas-Molina, A. ∙ García-Frapolli, E.
Cousin took a DNA test? Courts could use it to argue you are more likely to commit crimes
How similar do you think you are to your second cousin? Or your estranged great aunt? Would you like to have people assess your behavior from what your great aunt has done? How would you feel if courts used data gained from them to decide how you are likely to behave in the future? Scientists are making connections between a person’s DNA and their tendencies for certain kinds of behavior. At the same time, commercial DNA databases are becoming more common and police are gaining access to them.
Cousin took a DNA test? Courts could use it to argue you are more likely to commit crimes
Credit: MR Yanukit / Shutterstock How similar do you think you are to your second cousin? Or your estranged great aunt? Would you like to have people assess your behaviour from what your great aunt has done? How would you feel if courts used data gained from them to decide how you are likely to behave in the future? Scientists are making connections between a person's DNA and their tendencies for certain kinds of behaviour.
Genetic Data Could Identify Your Capacity To Commit Crime
Image: iStock How similar do you think you are to your second cousin? Or your estranged great aunt? Would you like to have people assess your behaviour from what your great aunt has done? How would you feel if courts used data gained from them to decide how you are likely to behave in the future? Scientists are making connections between a person’s DNA and their tendencies for certain kinds of behaviour.
Cousin took a DNA test? Courts could use it to argue you are more likely to commit crimes
How similar do you think you are to your second cousin? Or your estranged great aunt? Would you like to have people assess your behaviour from what your great aunt has done? How would you feel if courts used data gained from them to decide how you are likely to behave in the future? Scientists are making connections between a person’s DNA and their tendencies for certain kinds of behaviour. At the same time, commercial DNA databases are becoming more common and police are gaining access to them.
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