Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life
October 5, 2026 · 2 h 15 min · 20 chapters

Chapters
- 0:00Beth Shapiro
- 2:35What is a Species?, Taxonomy, Bison
- 9:13Neanderthals, Denisovans, Homo Sapiens
- 15:27Hybrid Ancestry, “Grolar” Bears
- 20:30Homo Sapiens & Neanderthal Interbreeding, Genes; Denisovans
- 25:53Neanderthal Genes, Immunity, Red Hair; Eye Color
- 30:17De-Extinction, Species Selection, Woolly Mammoths
- 39:21Bird De-Extinction, Dodo; Reproduction & Genes
- 47:40Development Biology, Woolly Mammoth, Elephants
- 54:49Dire Wolf, Synthetic Biology, Ethics
- 1:03:26De-Extinction, Ecology, Conservation, Ethics
- 1:09:22Ecosystem Resilience, Thylacine; Preventing Extinction, Quolls
- 1:17:23Modeling Ecological Impact, Mosquitoes, Gene Drives; Panthers
- 1:25:50Advisory Panels, Synthetic Biology Education
- 1:29:13Genetic Selection in Humans, Human-Shaped World
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