De-Extinction: Ethics, Law & Politics
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What if extinction is not forever? Recent work by biologists, conservationists, and other pioneers has made it increasingly likely that some once extinct species could, in the near future, be “revived.” While much of the recent popular attention has focused on the mechanics of bring back once extinct species, ethical, legal, and social concerns about the practice have come to the fore. The Center for Law and the Biosciences on May 31, 2013, hosted scientists, lawyers, and ethicists from across the world to discuss the implications about this fascinating development in humanity's ability to control life.
This event was co-sponsored by the U.C. Irvine Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources.
Video Recordings
Welcome and Introduction (Hank Greely) / Science (Beth Shapiro)
Environmental Law and Related Issues
- International plus US GMO (Andrew Torrance)
- US federal (Alex Camacho)
- State fish and wildlife (Chuck Bonham)
- Animal Welfare (Matthew Liebman)
- Liability Issues (Dan Farber)
- Property issues (Jake Sherkow)
De-Extinction and Conservation Biology
- Conservation Uses of De-Extinction (Stanley A. Temple)
- Conservation Biology and Priorities (Kate Jones)
- Politics of De-Extinction (Jamie Rappaport Clark)
Justice, Hubris, and Moral Issues
- Justice (Hilary Bok)
- Hubris and Naturalness (Jay Odenbaugh)
- Species Ethics (Ronald Sandler)
Speakers Included:
Hilary Bok, Johns Hopkins
Chuck Bonham, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Stewart Brand, The Long Now Foundation
Alex Camacho, University of California at Irvine Law School
Jamie Rappaport Clark, Defenders of Wildlife
Daniel Farber, University of California, Berkeley
Hank Greely, Stanford Law School
Kate Jones, University College London
Matthew Liebman, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Jay Odenbaugh, Lewis and Clark College
Ronald Sandler, Northeastern University
Beth Shapiro, University of California at Santa Cruz
Jake Sherkow, Stanford Law School
Stanley Temple, University of Wisconson – Madison
Andrew Torrance, University of Kansas Law School
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