nicrawlencenz.bsky.social
Associate Professor, palaeoecologist, and science communicator @Otago Ancient Ecology Lab Mātai Hauropi Tawhito using ancient DNA and palaeontology to reconstruct past ecosystems.
👤 Joined on 19 September 2023
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@nicrawlencenz.bsky.socialMythBusting de-extinction to sort fact from fiction. Nic Rawlence, University of Otago, NZ. Science talk for Edinburgh Napier biology students. Genetics, politics, ethics, ecology & scicomm. #SpeciesResurrection #GeneticEngineering #Wildlife #Conservation #DeExtinction 🧬 @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social
Show PostColossal Biosciences won The Niche's The Screamers Science Hype Award last year for their direwolf de-extinction claims (ipscell.com/2025/12/colo...) Any nominees for this year's award?
Show PostThe @rigb.org's Huxley portrait is **considerably** heavier than it looks. Fortunately, the rest of the evening belonged to @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social, a menagerie of extinct soft toys, and a fascinating exploration of extinction & de-extinction. 🎥 youtu.be/pISdCeZCYEg #histsci #envhist
Show PostMāori communities must be “central to the kōrero around whether or when we could or should pursue a project like huia de-extinction.” — Terri Te Tau, author of ‘The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances’.
Show PostDue to the accelerating pace of AI development, Neanderthal de-extinction may become technically possible within years.
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