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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY! Scientists Did SOMETHING That Was IMPOSSIBLE Until Yesterday
Biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences from Texas announced that they have managed to hatch 26 live chicks from artificial 3D printed eggs, without shells and without the presence of a chicken, which is described as the first case in history where a complete bird embryo developed in a completely artificial system.
TL;DR
- Colossal Biosciences hatched 26 live chicks from artificial 3D printed eggs.
- This is the first instance of a complete bird embryo developing in a fully artificial system.
- The technology could enable de-extinction projects, such as reviving the extinct giant moa.
- The giant moa was a large bird that lived in New Zealand and went extinct about 600 years ago.
- An artificial incubation system was developed because no existing bird is large enough to be a surrogate for the moa embryo.
- Experts caution about the ethical, scientific, and ecological implications of such projects.