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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 ...
After the direwolf: Colossal Biosciences now also wants to "revive" Moas
A US company wants to revive extinct animal species. Following an impetus from film director Peter Jackson, it is also ...
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson backs plan to do a Jurassic Park on extinct birds
Researchers from New Zealand will try to revive extinct birds, with help from Colossal Biosciences and film-maker Sir Peter ...
Lord of the Wings? ‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs plan to ‘de-extinct’ New Zealand bird
In a “Jurassic Park”-esque fashion, “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson and the Texas-based biotech company Colossal ...
‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa
Paul Scofield, a project adviser and senior curator of natural history at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand, ...
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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LORD OF THE RINGS Filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson On Teaming With Colossal To Resurrect The Giant Moa (Exclusive)
Legendary filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson is joined by Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm and archaeologist Kyle Davis to discuss ...
His precious: “Lord of the Rings ”director Peter Jackson on mission to bring back extinct bird
The director explained that "every New Zealand schoolchild has a fascination with the moa," a flightless bird similar to an ...
First the dire wolf, now NZ’s giant moa: why real ‘de-extinction’ is unlikely to fly
US company Colossal Biosciences claims wide support by Māori for its plans to resurrect the flightless moa, but many iwi are ...
Dire Wolf's Return Could Be Followed by Moa's Revival—A 12-Ft. Flightless Bird Extinct for 600 Years
Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, the company behind the dire wolf's resurrection, could soon bring back another extinct ...
Marvel Has Dropped Another Tiny Look at ‘Wonder Man’
Plus, Peter Jackson may bring an extinct bird back to life before he directs another movie, which sounds like an entirely ...
Lord of the Rings’ Peter Jackson addresses his directing future after 11-year hiatus
Having not been behind the camera on a major Hollywood feature for 11 years, Sir Peter Jackson has insisted he is "certainly not retired" from making movies.