WASHINGTON, 21 May. - (ANA) - On May 19, Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences, which last year made headlines when it effectively de-extincted the dire wolf, announced that it had hatched a flock of 26 live chicks from fully artificial eggs. The technology behind the breakthrough can be later applied to bring back the dodo and New Zealand’s giant, flightless moa—both on Colossal’s de-extinction “to do” list.

 

The process has yet to be peer reviewed, but the company is pitching the technology as a step toward one of its goals of resurrecting extinct dodo and moa birds. Using ex-vitro reproduction, rather than individual surrogates, could help it scale up production of endangered and de-extinct species faster.

 

The process could also serve as a model for human reproduction (which Colossal doesn’t currently do). “If pharma wants to use it, we’ll look at it, but it’s not on a direct monetization path,” CEO Ben Lamm told Semafor. Colossal has more than 100 artificial eggs, and said it would share the tech with interested conservationists and research labs.   - (ANA) -

 

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