De-extinction company plans to recreate giant moa bird
It could only be a matter of time before dinosaurs are back among us. Genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences claims it is on the cusp of bringing back extinct species. The company announced its plan to resurrect the moa – a 3.6-metre-tall, flightless bird. The giant moa once roamed around New Zealand. However, it was hunted to extinction 600 years ago. Colossal's chief scientist said: "We're bringing back avian dinosaurs." Her team will try to recreate the extinct bird by taking DNA from the bones of deceased moa. This DNA will be used to modify the genome of an emu. |