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This Giant Bird Went Extinct 600 Years Ago. Scientists Say They Can Resurrect It.
The world is currently experiencing its sixth mass extinction, with potentially thousands of species lost every year.
Dallas-based biotech company sets its "de-extinction" sights on big bird with claws
Colossal Biosciences, a genetic engineering startup based in Dallas, wants to revive the moa, a flightless bird species that ...
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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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The moa, a giant, flightless bird, is next target for de-extinction ...
Genetic engineering startup Colossal Biosciences has added the South Island giant moa — a powerful, long-necked species that stood 10 feet (3 meters) tall and may have kicked in self-defense ...
‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa
Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech ...
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'We're bringing back avian dinosaurs': De-extinction company claims it will resurrect the giant moa in next 10 years
The South Island giant moa could be the next species that biotech company Colossal Biosciences "brings back" from extinction ...
Peter Jackson, Maoris, Colossal To De-Extinct World’s Largest Bird
The giant moa has been extinct for 900 years, but Maori researchers working Colossal Biosciences and filmmaker Peter Jackson ...
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 ...
First They Brought Back Dire Wolves. Next Up Is the World’s Tallest Bird
Colossal Biosciences, the startup that brought back the dire wolf, is now focusing on New Zealand's giant moa.