Spotlight SCIENCE US company trying to resurrect the extinct dodo Will DunhamReuters Oct 15, 2026 Oct 15, 2026 Updated Nov 5, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A rendering of the extinct flightless bird, the dodo, created by Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences. Colossal Biosciences kAmp &]$] 3:@E649 4@>A2?J D2JD :E :D >2<:?8 AC@8C6DD E@H2C5 :ED 8@2= @7 C6DFCC64E:?8 E96 5@5@[ E96 72>@FD 7=:89E=6DD 3:C5 H:E9 2 =2C86 9@@<65 362<[ 2?5 C6EFC?:?8 :E E@ :ED ?2E:G6 x?5:2? ~462? :D=2?5 @7 |2FC:E:FD[ H96C6 9F>2?D 5C@G6 :E E@ 6IE:?4E:@? :? 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