"Reviving the Dodo: Scientists' Progress in De-Extinction Efforts"
Scientists are using stem cell technology and genome editing to bring back the extinct dodo, with US startup Colossal Biosciences leading the ambitious $225 million project to "de-extinct" the species more than 350 years after it was wiped out from Mauritius. The company also aims to revive the woolly mammoth and Tasmanian tiger. By gene-editing the skin cells of the dodo's closest living relative, the Nicobar pigeon, and using a living surrogate mother, scientists hope to see the first lab-grown dodo born within this decade. The project involves collaboration with The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation to restore ecosystems and find a suitable location for the dodos once they are grown in the lab.
