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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 ...
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.
Scientists and Peter Jackson attempt to bring back an extinct bird — kind of
The genetics company is teaming up with "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson to resurrect an animal resembling the ...
First the dire wolf, now NZ's giant moa: Why real 'de-extinction' is unlikely to fly
The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui (giant moa) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in ...
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 ...
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Dire Wolf Done, New Zealand Giant Moa De-Extinction Unlikely
The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui ( giant moa ) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in partnership with ...
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.
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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 ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
Tom Brady joins Tiger Woods to play Jurassic Park: Can they help bring back a bird that went extinct 600 years ago?
Tom Brady and Tiger Woods are throwing their star power behind a wild science project that feels straight out of Jurassic Park's playbook-only this time, it's not dinos, it's the m ...
Colossal Biosciences Plans To Resurrect The South Island Giant Moa
The Ngāi Tahu Research Centre has entered into a strategic partnership with de-extinction company, Colossal Biosciences, and Sir Peter Jackson, to resurrect the South Island Giant Moa and other Taonga ...