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Peter Jackson funds $15M project to genetically engineer birds resembling extinct New Zealand moa.
Film director Peter Jackson is backing a $15 million project with biotech company Colossal Biosciences to genetically engineer birds that resemble the extinct South Island giant moa, a 12-foot-tall bird native to New Zealand.
The project, which includes the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, aims to extract DNA from preserved moa bones and compare it to genomes of living birds.
Despite scientific skepticism about reintroducing extinct species, the initiative seeks to bring the moa back through genetic engineering.
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Peter Jackson financia un proyecto de 15 millones de dólares para modificar genéticamente las aves que se parecen a la extinguida moa neozelandesa.