Reversing extinction is a mammoth task

The revival of a frozen Siberian flower paves the way for other species to return. Back from the dead: in two generations' time, the dodo might once again walk the globe Photo: ALAMY tag --> By Matt Ridley 9:20PM GMT 21 Feb 2012 Comments The fruit of a narrow-leaved campion, buried in permafrost by a ground squirrel 32,000 years ago on the banks of the Kolyma river in Siberia, has been coaxed into growing into a new plant, which then successfully set seed itself in a Moscow laboratory. Although this plant species was not extinct, inch by inch scientists seem to be closing in on the outrageous goal of bringing a species back from the dead. I don’t expect to live to see a herd of...