The pet trade does seem a likely eventual destination for these things. There are already genetically modified "glow in the dark" axolotls in the pet trade. Wig mice seem pretty normal in comparison.
Well they'll probably find some bio-medical purpose from this research.
TIME magazine did a long article on those wolves. It is mentioned that besides the de-extinction stuff, they are using all this gene editing stuff to try and help endangered species, specifically those with low genetic diversity due to a population bottleneck.
Since inbreeding depression results in all kind of medical problems then I imagine fixing it will probably result in some useful knowledge.
Well they'll probably find some bio-medical purpose from this research.
TIME magazine did a long article on those wolves. It is mentioned that besides the de-extinction stuff, they are using all this gene editing stuff to try and help endangered species, specifically those with low genetic diversity due to a population bottleneck.

Then there’s a time magazine cover, meeting with journalists and publicity photos before any person in the scientific community can see their papers.
Im sure there are positives but I don’t believe for a second that they are primary goals for Beth Shapiro