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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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
Peter Jackson Invests Millions to 'De-Extinct' This Species
The 'Lord of the Rings' director said this project "is just as exciting, if not more exciting, than any film I could make.” ...
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 ...
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Dallas startup, 'Lord of the Rings' filmmaker team up to bring back 12-foot tall bird
Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences is spearheading a bold scientific mission to resurrect the extinct South Island giant moa, a flightless bird that once roamed New Zealand and stood nearly 12 feet ...
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Scientists Are Planning a Jurassic World-Style Rebirth for the Extinct Giant Moa
Unlike other large flightless birds which still retain vestigial wings, moa were completely wingless. They took about 10 ...
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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 — but experts say the result will not and "cannot be" a moa.