Espic Rawlence

Espic Rawlence is the director of the Laboratory of Paleogenetics at Otago University in New Zealand. He is an expert in the field of ancient DNA and has contributed significantly to discussions surrounding de-extinction and the genetic modification of species. Recently, he clarified that true de-extinction requires cloning, which is currently not possible for extinct animals due to the poor preservation of ancient DNA. Rawlence emphasized that the recent claims by Colossal Biosciences regarding the 'de-extinction' of the giant wolf refer to genetically modified gray wolves rather than genuine resurrections of extinct species.