Scientists Aim to Bring Back the Moa – A 3.6-Metre Bird Lost for 600 Years
The giant Moa, a flightless bird that towered over New Zealand's landscapes, vanished due to human hunting. Now, a bold genetic project is exploring if we can reverse that extinction. It raises huge questions about de-extinction science, ethics, and habitat restoration.
Is it a chance to right a past wrong, or a step too far?

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https://www.ndtv.com/science/scientists-plan-to-de-extinct-12-foot-tall-moa-bird-gone-for-600-years-10051287

Genetic breakthrough paves the way for the return of the dodo bird - Earth.com
https://www.earth.com/news/genetic-breakthrough-paves-the-way-for-the-return-of-the-dodo-bird/

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"Neanderthals could be brought back within 20 years — but is it a good idea?

With today's technology, we cannot bring back Neanderthals. But even if future advances allow it, should we?

When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred with human ancestors before mysteriously going extinct. As a result, many people alive today share up to 4% of their DNA with Neanderthals.

This genetic breakthrough yielded powerful new information about the evolutionary history of Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, but it also raised a new question: Could we bring back Neanderthals?

George Church, a Harvard University professor of genetics, answered this question in the affirmative in an interview with Der Spiegel in 2013. Church said that, by chopping the Neanderthal genome up into thousands of chunks and reassembling them in a human stem cell, this 'would enable you to finally create a Neanderthal clone,' which would require an 'extremely adventurous female human' to serve as a surrogate."

https://archive.ph/uEyEk

Biotech Firm Makes Progress in Effort to Revive the Dodo with Genetic Engineering

Focus on saving what’s left, not reviving the past.

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Biotech Firm Makes Progress in Effort to Revive the Dodo with Genetic Engineering

Focusing on reviving extinct species might distract from efforts to protect the species we still have. Priorities matter.

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Biotech Firm Makes Progress in Effort to Revive the Dodo with Genetic Engineering

Reviving extinct species is a distraction. We should focus on protecting what’s left, not messing with genes. Real change is in conservation, not novelty projects.

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Biotech Firm Makes Progress in Effort to Revive the Dodo with Genetic Engineering

A Texas-based biotech company, Colossal Biosciences, has made a significant breakthrough in its attempt to resurrect the extinct dodo bird. The company has successfully cultured primordial germ cells from the rock pigeon, the closest living relative of the dodo, as part of a complex genetic engineer... [More info]