Conserving and Protecting
I thought this was a very interesting article. The wild conservationists have a far more dissecting approach to preservation than most dog breeders.
http://www.nature.com/news/ecology-gene-tweaking-for-conservation-1.13790?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20130926
http://www.nature.com/news/ecology-gene-tweaking-for-conservation-1.13790?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20130926
Comments
I think the last two options of genetic manipulation are out of range.