“There’s always this fear that somehow, if we do it, we’re going to accidentally make something horrible, because only nature can really do it right. But nature is totally random. Nature makes monsters.” In the NYT Magazine, Nathaniel Rich provides a glimpse into the world of those trying to de-extinct certain species. “Bringing extinct animals back to life is really happening — and it’s going to be very, very cool. Unless it ends up being very, very bad.”