Should we try to bring extinct species back to life?

bring someone/sth back to life

to cause (someone or something that has died) to begin living again

extinct

nonexistent, dead, vanished

species

class, type, kind, sort, group

passenger pigeon

a gregarious north american pigeon, became extinct at the beginning of the 20th century

legendary

famous, renowned, well-known

vast

massive, huge, enormous, gigantic #small

potentially

possibly, hypothetically #actually

single

sole,only, solitary

flock

flight, group, herd

migration

relocation, passage, movement, journey

spectacle

sight, display, scene, exhibition

existence

survival, life #extinction

come to an end

to stop or end

specimen

example, sample, sampling

geneticist

a person who studies genetics

lead

chief, main top

ambitious

an ambitious plan, idea etc shows a desire to do something good but difficult

aim

plan, intend, want

de-extinction

the production of an organism belonging to or closely resembling an extinct species, by methods such as cloning, gene editing, or the selective breeding of closely related organisms.

premise

idea, ground, foundation

involve

engage, include, comprise

clone

an animal or plant produced by scientists from one cell of another animal or plant, so that they are exactly the same

turn (sb/sth) into sth

to become something different, or to make someone or something do this

fertilize

to make new animal or plant life develop

embryo

an animal or human that has not yet been born, and has just begun to develop

carry

if a woman is carrying a child, she is pregnant

relative

a member of your family

in existence

existing, surviving, extant

abundant

plentiful, copious, rich #scarce

band-tailed pigeon

wild pigeon of western north america; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon

pioneering

introducing new and better methods or ideas for the first time

far from

used to say that something very different is true or happens

trial

test, experiment, check

thylacine

a striped, meat-eating australian mammal about the size of a large dog.

creature

animal, organism, insect, living thing

genetic

relating to genes or genetics

strive to do sth

struggle, endeavor, try, make every effort

carnivore

flesh-eater, meat-eater, predator

fill a niche

to provide something that certain kinds of people want to buy

occupy

inhabit, live in, reside in, dominate

point out

indicate, show, reveal

spread

range, extent, diffusion

debilitating

incapacitating, weakening, enervating

facial

on your face or relating to your face

tumour

a mass of diseased cells in your body that have divided and increased too quickly

syndrome

disease, disorder, set of symtoms

threaten

endanger, jeopardize, put at risk

notorious

infamous, disreputable #famous

resident

occupant, inhabitant, dweller

contagious

a disease that is contagious can be passed from person to person by touch

pop up

arise, happen, appear

burn out

exhaust, break down, fatigue

ensure

guarantee, confirm, make sure

subject to

if someone or something is subject to something, especially something bad, it is possible or likely that they will be affected by it

risk

danger, jeopardy, hazard, threat

humanity

people, humankind

the natural/animal/plant world

all of nature, or all animals or plants considered as a group millennium (plural: millennia)= a period of 1000 years

reverse

to change something, such as a decision, judgment, or process so that it is the opposite of what it was before

no longer

in the past but not now

genomic

relating to all the genes that are found in one type of living thing

identical to

alike, same, same #different

practical

realistic, sensible, reasonable #impractical

approach

method, tactic

template

pattern, model

insertion

supplement, addition, insert, attachment

strand of

element, component, constituent, part

hybrid

an animal or plant produced from parents of different breeds or types

base on/upon

to use something as the thing from which something else is developed

die out

become extinct, disappear, vanish #survive

complicated

complex, difficult, intricate #simple

questionable

doubtful, dubious, disputed

outcome

consequence, result, conclusion

beg

request, plead, ask for

actual

real, genuine, authentic

point of

aim, purpose, goal

replacement

substitute, substitution, alternate #original

breeding

propagation, reproduction

scatter

spread, disperse, fly away #gather

nest

a place made or chosen by a bird to lay its eggs in and to live in

hectare

a unit for measuring area, equal to 10,000 square metres

whereas

while

disappearance

vanishing, fading #appearance

ecosystem

bionetwork, ecology, system, environment

suffer

to become worse in quality because a bad situation is affecting something or because nobody is taking care of it

lack of

shortage, scarcity, unavailability #excess

disturbance

annoyance, interruption, intrusion

wreck

destroy, ruin, break

minimal

least, smallest, minimum #large

regrowth

the act of growing again; something that has grown again

leave

to let something remain in a particular state, position, or condition

stagnant

not changing or making progress, and continuing to be in a bad condition

unwelcoming

hostile, unfriendly, cold #friendly

evolve to

change, grow, progress, develop #regress

regenerate

renew, revive, redevelop #degenerate

hybridize

to form a new type of plant or animal from two existing types, so that the new type has some qualities from each of the other types

nest

to build or use a nest

in theory

hypothetically, theoretically, on paper

re-establish

to return something to an earlier good condition or position

thereby

thus, so, in that way, by this means

habitat

home, environment, territory