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Ecology: Gene tweaking for conservation

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It is time to weigh up the pros and cons of using genetic engineering to rescue species from extinction, say Michael A. Thomas and colleagues.

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  1. Michael A. Thomas is professor of biology at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.,

    Michael A. Thomas

  2. Gary W. Roemer is associate professor in the Department of Fish, Wildlife &amp,

    Gary W. Roemer

  3. Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.,

    Gary W. Roemer

  4. and a visiting fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, C. Josh Donlan is executive director of Advanced Conservation Strategies, Midway, Utah, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.,

    C. Josh Donlan

  5. Brett G. Dickson is president and chief scientist at the Conservation Science Partners, Truckee, California, and assistant research professor at the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.,

    Brett G. Dickson

  6. Marjorie Matocq is associate professor of biology in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.,

    Marjorie Matocq

  7. Jason Malaney is a research associate in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.,

    Jason Malaney

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Thomas, M., Roemer, G., Donlan, C. et al. Ecology: Gene tweaking for conservation. Nature 501, 485–486 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/501485a

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