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Scientists Try to Bring 12-Foot Bird Back From 600-Year Extinction – and Director Peter Jackson Is Helping Them
- Colossal Biosciences aims to genetically engineer living birds resembling the extinct South Island giant moa within five to ten years.
- The 12-foot-tall moa went extinct around 600 years ago due to overhunting and habitat loss, according to the company.
- Peter Jackson has provided £11 million in funding for the project.
- Aroha Te Pareake Mead criticized de-extinction efforts as a misleading promise that neglects real conservation needs.
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Although it has been 11 years since Peter Jackson finished his Hobbit film trilogy, this director is by no means done with his career and has various projects.
The "disintegration" is the resurrection of missing creatures using ancient DNA from fossilized remains. Thanks to this method, the American company Colossal Biosciences intends to bring back to life a bird that once populated New Zealand's forests. - One of the largest birds in the world soon to be resurrected? (Sciences).
Between science, series and documentaries, New Zealand's filmmaker, who has shot the six films from the universe of the Lord of the Rings, focuses on other types of projects.
Scientists announce plans to 'de-extinct' 12-foot tall giant bird after 600 years
A Texas based company have announced plans to bring a giant flightless bird back from extinction, with backing from Lord of the Rings film-maker Sir Peter Jackson. Colossal Biosciences - the self-proclaimed world’s first and only de-extinction company - have said they aim to genetically engineer living birds which will resemble the extinct South Island giant moa within five to ten years.The bird, which stood at 12 feet (3.6m) tall, roamed the fo…
After the woolly mammoth and the giant wolf, the start-up Colossal Biosciences specializing in "destiny" recently announced its intention to revive the immense volatile, which was extinguished between the 13th and 15th centuries with the arrival of Maori on the archipelago.
Director Peter Jackson Invests in Firm Promising to Bring Back Extinct 12 Foot High Giant Bird
A private genetics firm that recently made headlines for reviving a long-extinct predator is now turning to resurrecting a giant flightless bird with celebrity backing—and major ethical concerns. Key Facts: Colossal Biosciences used CRISPR genetic editing to create a litter of dire wolf puppies. The company’s next project involves bringing back the extinct moa bird of New Zealand. Film director Peter Jackson is leading a group of celebrity inve…
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