WASHINGTON — Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like bird led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost species.
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