Source: Fortune.com
Summary
Colossal Biosciences, a biotech company, has successfully hatched live chicks in an artificial environment using a 3D printed lattice structure that mimics an eggshell. The company aims to use this technology to revive extinct species, including the New Zealand’s South Island giant moa. However, independent scientists have expressed skepticism, stating that the technology lacks key components to be considered an artificial egg and that reviving extinct species is likely impossible.
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The strategy enters a familiar phase.
Colossal Biosciences’ CEO Ben Lamm says the artificial egg technology could one day be scaled up to genetically tweak living birds to resemble extinct species. However, scientists like Vincent Lynch and Nicola Hemmings point out that the technology lacks key components and that reviving extinct species is unlikely. The company’s de-extinction mission has raised concerns about the ethics and feasibility of bringing back extinct species.
The numbers tell a story of caution, as Colossal Biosciences’ efforts to revive extinct species face significant scientific and ethical hurdles.
Author: Evan Null
