Bringing Back Lost Species

Houkutella, saada vähitellen aikaan
To coax something back to life
Käydä jostakin, mennä jostakin
To pass for (one)
Liittää, yhdistää (geeni)
To splice (traits) into something
  1. What is the writer's main purpose in the text?To weigh up the promise of reviving extinct species against its risks
  2. According to the text, why are recently vanished species better candidates for cloning than the long dead?Because cloning requires an intact cell, which older remains rarely provide
  3. What does the writer suggest could be an unintended effect of believing extinction is reversible?The drive to protect surviving species could weaken