BREAKTHROUGH: Colossal scientists hatched healthy chicks from artificial eggs.
No shells. No hens. Just bioengineered eggs that breathe like the real thing.
This could help bring back giant extinct birds like the South Island giant moa, whose eggs were ~80x a chicken’s. (1/10)
The dodo was a giant pigeon.
And bringing it back isn’t just about one iconic bird we kind of all want to see. It’s about unlocking new tools for birds across the board, stuff that could actually help protect the species that are still here.
So yeah. Save the birds. Let’s go.
We lost a blue antelope. Not from one cause, but a stack: habitat loss, livestock, hunting, isolation. That same pattern is still happening today.
But de-extinction is driving new technologies, & collaborations to help restore ecosystems & the species that keep them working.
De-extinction is about reviving species and preserving the ones we still have. But it’s also about inspiring the next generation with hope, and reminding them that there are still ways to help heal our planet and all the life it holds.
This giant egg looks like a prop from a dinosaur movie. But it’s real.
Inside the Kaikōura egg are secrets about giant moa, ancient DNA, Māori history, prehistoric dad behavior, and why we had to build an artificial egg to bring these birds back.
This one gets wild. (1/10)