Sir Peter Jackson is best known for bringing Middle-earth to life on the big screen, but now he’s helping bring back from the giant moa from extinction. In a groundbreaking partnership, the Lord of th ...

Colossal aims to decode the giant moa’s DNA to revive it by genetically modifying its closest living relatives - emus and tinamous - using ancient DNA integration.

Standing more than three metres (12ft) high, the South Island giant moa is regarded as the tallest bird to have ever walked ...

A Texas-based company with backing from Lord of the Rings filmmaker Peter Jackson is trying to bring a giant bird back from ...

We've seen a US company bring the wolf species back from extinction after more than 10,000 years, and now the next animal on a "de-extinction" journey is New Zealand’s moa nunui (giant moa). The team ...

Colossal Biosciences is pursuing this plan, having already revived the dire wolf using grey wolf DNA, and is working on ...

It’s been 11 years since Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson completed his “Hobbit” trilogy. He has not directed a ...

Researchers at the company “Colossal Biosciences” are launching a new effort to revive the giant Moa bird in its latest ...

Ben Lamm, CEO of Colossal Biosciences, wanted to ensure his brand was approachable to all, fun, educational and full of ...

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