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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Daniel Bennett

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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Editor, BBC Science Focus

Daniel Bennett is the Editor of BBC Science Focus. He is an award-winning journalist who’s been reporting on science and technology for over a decade, writing about the science of serial killers, sandwiches, supernovae and almost everything in between. In 2019 and 2021 he was named the Science and Technology Editor of the Year by the British Society of Magazine Editors and was shortlisted for the Editor of the Year by the Association of British Science Writers and the Professional Publishers Association. His particular areas of interest are psychology, health and future tech.

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