'De-extinction': Scientists are investing in Jurassic Park-like tech - but is it ethical?

A new Jurassic World movie is right around the corner, taking us back to the world where dinosaurs have been brought back from the dead.

But what has been a science fiction concept for decades might be closer to reality.

Colossal Biosciences claims it’s “successfully de-extincted" the dire wolf, a species that ceased to exist around 10,000 years ago.

The biotech company, which is backed by big name investors and celebrities alike, has a goal to bring back the likes of the woolly mammoth, the Tasmanian tiger, the northern white rhino, and the dodo.

But, if it's successful, is it right? Should we let nature take its course? And what would bringing back a species that disappeared thousands of years ago do to our world as we know it today?

Today on The Front Page, University of Otago Department of Zoology Associate Professor Nic Rawlence joins us to discuss the ethical dilemma we now face.

Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin
Producer: Ethan Sills

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.