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Scientists try to bring 12-foot tall giant bird back from 600-year extinction
Lord of the Rings filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson, who is funding the ‘de-extinction’ project, says the successful reintroduction ...
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‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long-shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa
Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa.
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After the Dire Wolf, Texas Company Is Now Bringing Back the Moa, a Giant Flightless Bird From Extinction
The extinct Moa bird could be brought back in the fashion of direwolves by the descendants of the people who hunted them to extinction.
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 ...
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De-extinction Company Claims It Will Bring Back Giant Ice Age Moa Bird
A de-extinction company plans to recreate the giant moa bird, but scientists question the ethics and scientific accuracy of ...
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.
Scientists and Peter Jackson attempt to bring back an extinct bird — kind of
The genetics company is teaming up with "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson to resurrect an animal resembling the ...
First the dire wolf, now NZ's giant moa: Why real 'de-extinction' is unlikely to fly
The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui (giant moa) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in ...
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 ...
His precious: “Lord of the Rings ”director Peter Jackson on mission to bring back extinct bird
The director explained that "every New Zealand schoolchild has a fascination with the moa," a flightless bird similar to an ...
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‘Dire Wolves’ get bigger.
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LORD OF THE RINGS Filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson On Teaming With Colossal To Resurrect The Giant Moa (Exclusive)
Legendary filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson is joined by Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm and archaeologist Kyle Davis to discuss ...