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3 BRILLIANT MINUTES: Colossal flies to the rescue of an extinct bird
The company that made headlines for breathing new life into the wooly mammoth and dire wolf lines sets its sights on a new target.
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De-extinction Company Claims It Will Bring Back Giant Ice Age Moa Bird
A de-extinction company plans to recreate the giant moa bird, but scientists question the ethics and scientific accuracy of ...
This Giant Bird Went Extinct 600 Years Ago. Scientists Say They Can Resurrect It.
Colossal Biosciences plans to revive the extinct giant moa using DNA edits, sparking debate over de-extinction ethics and the ecological role of GMO animals.
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Largest study of ancient DNA traces infectious diseases through history
A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has ...
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Colossal's plans to "de-extinct" the giant moa are still impossible
After a controversial project claiming to have resurrected the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now announced plans to ...
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'Lord of the Rings' director backs de-extinction plan starring New Zealand's lost moa
The 12-foot bird roamed the country for 4,000 years until they became extinct about 600 years ago, mainly because of ...
Giant, flightless bird is next target for de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences
A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human ...
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A Colossal Moa: One Of The Biggest Birds Ever To Walk The Earth Becomes 5th "De-Extinction" Species
Humans once lived among enormous, wingless birds in New Zealand, but within a few hundred years of our species arrival, they ...
After dire wolf's return, Peter Jackson wants to bring back this New Zealand bird
Texas genetics engineering company Colossal Biosciences is teaming with filmmaker Peter Jackson and New Zealand experts to ...