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3D Printed Eggs: Colossal's Bold Bid to Resurrect Extinct Birds
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Colossal Biosciences, a company aiming to resurrect extinct animals, has successfully hatched chicks using 3D printed eggshells. Their CEO, Ben Lamm, believes this technology could help bring back species like the giant moa bird. However, the scientific community is divided, with some praising the tech and others pointing out its not fully artificial. The process involves pouring fertilized eggs into an artificial system and incubating them, but crucial components like temporary organs are missing. The path to resurrecting the moa is still long, requiring ancient DNA comparison and creating an eggshell eighty times the size of a chickens. Ethical questions about bringing back extinct species versus protecting what we have now remain.
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