De-extinction is a process that has been experimented for many years, but never completely successful. The ethics and consequences of this idea have been questioned, but de-extinction has the potential to be truly beneficial to humans and the environment, and many of the scenarios that people think could happen are actually impossible. To actually revive a species, there are certain conditions that must be met, and the terrible situations that people think might happen, may not actually happen due to the lack of . Bringing back environmentally beneficial species could preserve biodiversity, restore diminished ecosystems, advance science to prevent extinctions, and undo the damage people have caused in the past. The true potential of species rebirth cannot be realized because people overdramatize the effects and possible outcomes. Once we realize and understand how beneficial the process of de-extinction can be, we can better improve our world, our lives and our ecosystems. The process of reviving an extinct species is not overly complicated, but it requires some elements that may be difficult to obtain from a species. To actually be eligible for rebirth, a species must have become extinct only within the last 800,000 years (ngm.nationalgeographic.com). If a species were to become extinct earlier, the environment it lived in is no longer there, and throwing the organism into the environment of this time period could have disastrous consequences. There must also be enough DNA present to sequence the organism, this ensures that we know exactly what makes up the organism and allows us to have the complete 'instructions' for the organism before the process begins. Furthermore, an organism must have a strict and...... middle of paper ......cies. This whole idea can give us a chance we never had before. We can remedy our past mistakes, we can bring back to life extraordinary species that once populated the earth. Can you imagine a woolly mammoth or Tasmanian tiger once again being able to walk alongside humans? With this process all this is possible as long as we continue to try to restore what has been lost. Works Cited Pimm, Stuart “Opinion: The Case of Species Revival,” news.nationalgeographic.com, March 13, 2013, May 20, 2014longnow.org /revive/species/ May 20, 2014Sutter, John D. “Scientists should bring back species 'Jurassic Park' Extinct Species,” www.cnn.com May 5, 2014, May 22, 2014 Switek, Brian “How to Resurrect Lost Species” news.nationalgeographic .com, March 10, 2013, May 27, 2014 Shreeve, Jamie “The Rebirth of species: should we bring extinct animals back to life?” ngm.nationalgeographic.com March 5, 2013, March 22 2014