Could cloning and gene editing save biodiversity? | The Freethink Conversation: Ryan Phelan

"What if we could find coral that were more resistant to warming waters and transplant them to another place, like selective breeding is done?" Subscribe to Freethink on YouTube ► https://freeth.ink/youtube-subscribe Up Next ► 2025: The end of our world as we know it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zoCpFfOH04 What if the same technologies transforming medicine could also help save the natural world? Ryan Phelan, head of biodiversity nonprofit Revive & Restore, argues that traditional conservation alone won’t cut it in the face of climate chaos and mass extinction. Instead, we need interventionist approaches that merge cutting-edge tools with ecological stewardship. 0:00 Using AI to create biodiversity and bioabundance 1:38 The field of genetic rescue 2:55 The 6 mass extinctions 4:27 What does a healthy environment need? 5:52 Genome engineering 7:33 Cellular agriculture Watch on Freethink.com ► https://www.freethink.com/series/the-freethink-interview/ryan-phelan-great-progression/ ◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠ Read more of our stories on climate tech: 9 ways AI is helping tackle climate change ► https://www.freethink.com/robots-ai/ai-fight-climate-change/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description Google AI is searching the world for methane leaks from space ► https://www.freethink.com/energy/methane-leaks/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description Scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate the ocean ► https://www.freethink.com/futurology/scientists-are-deep-freezing-corals-to-repopulate-the-ocean/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡ Watch our original series: ► Hard Reset: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXthoedLVIdLvnNgiCshQvqKdS7T_qeGY ► Future of Cities: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXthoedLVIdKmJIGkk4zT4uno3ZSDqvPV ► Just Might Work: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXthoedLVIdIS7K-6oNkrya-v-k-X4zYI ► Challengers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXthoedLVIdKeeuwpDPSyHSC54obntRxB ◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠ About Freethink No politics, no gossip, no cynics. At Freethink, we believe the daily news should inspire people to build a better world. While most media is fueled by toxic politics and negativity, we focus on solutions: the smartest people, the biggest ideas, and the most ground breaking technology shaping our future. ◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡ Enjoy Freethink on your favorite platforms: ► Daily editorial features: https://www.freethink.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ► Solutions-based stories, straight to your inbox: https://www.freethink.com/subscribe/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ► Substack: https://freethinkmedia.substack.com/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freethinkmedia​/ ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freethink​/ ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/freethinkmedia​/ ► Join the Freethink forum: http://www.facebook.com/groups/freethinkforum/