# Event Details

- **Event Name**: De-Extinction: Hope, Hype, or Hazard?
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 02:30 pm (+03:00)
- **Event Description**: In this year’s Open Readings 2026 conference Panel Discussion we will explore whether the “revival” of extinct species is becoming a realistic and worth pursuing scientific direction or remains a highly speculative idea that raises more questions than answers. The discussion will address the causes of species extinction, the relationship between de-extinction and GMO technologies, the importance of gene and seed banks, biodiversity conservation, and the potential benefits or risks that such technologies could pose for future ecology and society.

Location: National Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Saulėtekio al. 3, Vilnius.
“Open Readings 2026” Conference Programme: https://openreadings.eu/conference-programme/

Co-organizer: Studentų gamtininkų mokslinė draugija (SGMD)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vilnius/de-extinction-hope-hype-or-hazard/200029974473905
- **Event Categories**: Business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Vilnius
- **state**: VL
- **country**: Lithuania
- **location**: Nacionalinis fizinių ir technologijos mokslų centras
- **lat**: 54.723281841889
- **long**: 25.326619148254
- **full address**: Nacionalinis fizinių ir technologijos mokslų centras, Saulėtekio alėja 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lietuva, Vilnius, Lithuania

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: De-Extinction: Hope, Hype, or Hazard?
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/9b134617d29d67acd7c9be0590fbafe4380ffa60de2a6e5eeeec84a04d82e141-rimg-w1200-h675-dc121f47-gmir?v=1776897905

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is De-Extinction: Hope, Hype, or Hazard? being held?
  - **A:** De-Extinction: Hope, Hype, or Hazard? takes place on Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 02:30 pm to Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 02:30 pm at Nacionalinis fizinių ir technologijos mokslų centras, Saulėtekio alėja 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lietuva, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- **Q**: Who is organizing De-Extinction: Hope, Hype, or Hazard??
  - **A:** De-Extinction: Hope, Hype, or Hazard? is organized by Open Readings.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "De-Extinction: Hope, Hype, or Hazard?",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/9b134617d29d67acd7c9be0590fbafe4380ffa60de2a6e5eeeec84a04d82e141-rimg-w1200-h675-dc121f47-gmir?v=1776897905",
        "startDate": "2026-04-30T14:30:00+03:00",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/vilnius/de-extinction-hope-hype-or-hazard/200029974473905",
        "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "Nacionalinis fizinių ir technologijos mokslų centras",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "Saulėtekio alėja 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lietuva",
                "addressLocality": "Vilnius",
                "addressRegion": "VL",
                "addressCountry": "LT"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "54.723281841889",
                "longitude": "25.326619148254"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "In this year’s Open Readings 2026 conference Panel Discussion we will explore whether the “revival” of extinct species is becoming a realistic and worth pursuing scientific direction or remains a highly speculative idea that raises more questions than answers. The discussion will address the causes",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Open Readings",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/open-readings/5558025",
                "description": "We love science! Do you? \nIt is a page of an annual conference \"Open Readings\".\n(www.openreadings.eu)"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```