Breakthrough artificial eggs hatch chicks, boosting de-extinction hopes
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Colossal Biosciences hatched 26 healthy chicks from a 3D-printed titanium artificial egg with a silicone membrane, proving a shell-free avian development system that could aid conservation and pave the way for reviving extinct birds like the moa and dodo; they aim for moa revival in New Zealand in the early- to mid-2030s, in collaboration with Ngāi Tahu and Peter Jackson, with future tests on larger eggs (emu/ostrich) to scale the technology.
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