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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 ...
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 ...
First They Brought Back Dire Wolves. Next Up Is the World’s Tallest Bird
Colossal Biosciences, which also has plans for the Tasmanian devil and the woolly mammoth, is now focusing on New Zealand's ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dire Wolves Brought Back from Extinction Have More Than Doubled in Size in Just 6 Months
Colossal Biosciences shared an update on the dire wolves they brought back from extinction; three pups, Romulus, Remus, and ...
After dire wolf's return, Peter Jackson wants to bring back this New Zealand bird
Texas genetics engineering company Colossal Biosciences is teaming with filmmaker Peter Jackson and New Zealand experts to ...
This 'obsessed' movie legend wants to 'deextinct' a 12 foot tall bird after 600 years
A colossal flightless bird that vanished from New Zealand 600 years ago could soon take wing again, thanks to a Texas-based ...