The conservationist using genetic technology to rewild the planet

"What if we could find coral that were more resistant to warming waters and transplant them to another place, like selective breeding is done?"
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What if the same technologies transforming medicine could also help save the natural world?

Ryan Phelan, head of biodiversity nonprofit Revive & Restore, argues that traditional conservation alone won’t cut it in the face of climate chaos and mass extinction. Instead, we need interventionist approaches that merge cutting-edge tools with ecological stewardship.

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