Scientists are trying to resurrect the dodo – centuries after the bird famously went extinct

They say, the bird, extinct since the 17th century, was tasty!

If humans are responsible for extinction of species, then they can also reverse it!

"The dodo bird was big, flightless, and pretty good eating. All that helps explain why it went extinct around 1662, just 150 years after European sailing ships found Mauritius, the island in the Indian Ocean where the bird once lived.

Now a US biotechnology company says it plans to bring the dodo back into existence.

It’s the third species picked by Colossal Biosciences, of Austin, Texas, for what it calls a process of technological “de-extinction.” The company is also working on using large-scale genome engineering to morph modern elephants back into woolly mammoths and resurrect the Tasmanian tiger. 

In an interview with MIT Technology Review, Ben Lamm, Colossal’s CEO, described a startup whose sizable scientific staff (including 41 PhD scientists), substantial funding, and eye-grabbing projects could have “far-reaching” consequences for animal conservation and human health. ..."

Scientists are trying to resurrect the dodo – centuries after the bird famously went extinct

Credits: A de-extinction company is trying to resurrect the dodo Its plans to bring back the dodo, woolly mammoth, and Tasmanian tiger might never work out. But wouldn’t it be cool if they did?