10 extinct bird species that scientists are working to bring back
Innovative advances in DNA sequencing are making it possible to revive extinct bird species like the dodo, great auk, ...
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Dodo and other extinct birds could be brought back to life using Jurassic park-style science
The dodo and passenger pigeon are among extinct bird ­species that could be brought back to life thanks to gene editing and cross-breeding. A new US project aims to use the humble chicken to revive ...
Scientists 'could use chickens to bring the dodo back from extinction' with promising development in 'editing' DNA
The farmyard chicken has emerged as an unlikely lynchpin in the research to protect its endangered wild cousins - and even ...
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The dodo bird is extinct. This scientist says she can bring it back.
Inside, between rows of incubators and microscopes, Beth Shapiro and her team are attempting a feat straight out of science fiction: reviving the dodo, a bird that’s been extinct for more than ...
Chickens could bring the dodo back with help of Jurassic Park-style science
Dr Anna Berenson has started a five-year project to perfect the process of creating one bird species from a close relative ...
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The dodo bird is extinct. This scientist says she can bring it back.
DALLAS — The place where the dead may be brought back to life is a drab, single-story building in an office park next to a semitruck lot. Inside, between rows of incubators and microscopes, Beth ...
Emus might not be the ‘world’s dumbest bird’ after all
Palaeognaths include emus and ostriches, and can reach 9 feet tall and weigh upwards of 300 pounds. They are more known for ...
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This Company Is Trying To Bring The Woolly Mammoth And The Dodo Back To Life—A Biologist Explains
The dodo, a flightless bird native to Mauritius, went extinct in the late 1600s due to overhunting and habitat destruction. Reviving it could serve as a case study in restoring island ecosystems ...