来自MSN2 个月
The dodo bird is extinct. This scientist says she can bring it back.
The odd, flightless bird didn’t fear humans ... probed an egg of one of the dodo’s closest living relatives, a common pigeon. Working at one of the lab’s benches, Keyte gingerly inserted ...
More Mysterious Than the Dodo: This Unremarkable-Looking Bird Is Evolution’s Greatest Puzzle
The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...
Natural History Museum%2c London1 年
Recreating the lost world of the dodo
It was the same with the dodo - they wanted it to be more spectacular than any bird that came before. Analysis of the dodo's anatomy shows that it was actually very well-adapted to living in Mauritius ...
Scientists trying to bring back the woolly mammoth create a woolly mouse
Biotech company Colossal Biosciences unveiled plans in 2021 to revive the woolly mammoth - and later the dodo bird.
scmp.com5 个月
Dodo bird shows how humans cause animal extinction
The dodo was a flightless bird that lived on the island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It is a case study of extinction caused by humans. The dodo had adapted to its isolated ecosystem ...
THE WEEK2 年
Why scientists want to bring extinct animals back from the dead
Scientists at a Dallas, Texas-based company recently announced that they would be attempting to bring the dodo bird, which became ... genetics of closely related living species, explains Colossal ...
Scientists Genetically Engineer Mice With Hair As Thick As Woolly Mammoth
On Tuesday, Colossal announced that its scientists have simultaneously edited seven genes in mice embryos to create mice with long, thick, woolly hair. They nicknamed the extra-furry rodents as the ...