South Island giant moa de-extinction plans: Sir Peter Jackson teams up with Colossal Biosciences

A groundbreaking genetic engineering project, supported by Sir Peter Jackson and iwi Ngāi Tahu, aims to resurrect the extinct South Island giant moa, with work already underway. Backed by Colossal Biosciences, known for reviving other extinct species, the project involves sequencing moa genomes from subfossil deposits discovered in caves.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: A project led by Sir Peter Jackson and a Māori group is trying to bring back the giant moa bird, which has been gone for a long time, by using science to put together its DNA from old bones.

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