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Colossal Biosciences’ Next Big Feat: Bringing Back 12-Foot Moa
Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences is at it again, this time attempting to resurrect a giant that once lived alongside humans.
The Extinct Moa—a 12-ft. Flightless Bird—May Follow In the Dire Wolf’s Footsteps
“Some of those iconic species that feature in our tribal mythology, our storytelling, are very near and dear to us,” says ...
‘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 ...
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 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 ...
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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 ...