Instant Genius Podcast: Bringing back the Tasmanian tiger from extinction, with Helen Pilcher

When we bring back a species after it's gone extinct, are we bringing back the real thing? Biologist Helen Pilcher explains whether we can really bring back species from the dead.

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Published: September 2, 2022 at 10:16 am

Instant Genius is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. In this week's episode, we talk to Helen Pilcher, a biologist and science author.

She discusses whether we can bring back a species after it has gone extinct, and how the research could help us protect species under threat of extinction.

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