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We Can Now Bring Back the Northern White Rhinoceros From Extinction...Sort Of
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In Jurassic Park, scientists resurrect long-extinct dinosaurs after discovering dinosaur blood inside a prehistoric mosquito trapped in amber. Although most real-life scientists question the plausibility of this method for bringing back long-dead species, this has not stopped researchers from exploring how to bring an organism back from extinction. Dr. Jack Horner wrote an entire book called How to Build a Dinosaur, where he describes an approach that he believes would allow him to produce a partially reconstituted dinosaur.

In recent reports, a group of scientists is attempting to bring back a more recent partially extinct species: the African white rhinoceros.

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