The Return of the Mammoth: A Second Life for Extinct Animals and Plants

It could well be that you will soon encounter an aurochs while running; that mammoths will soon be grazing on the Siberian tundra again. All over the world, scientists are trying to bring extinct animals and plants back to life using advanced genetic engineering and DNA. Who are these people? Why do they do it? And what could be the consequences? On her journey through the various scientific projects, the young science journalist Torill Kornfeldt tries to answer these questions.