Biotech firm aims to revive extinct ivory-billed woodpecker by 2025

Biotech firm aims to revive extinct ivory-billed woodpecker by 2025

The ongoing debate about the ivory-billed woodpecker’s extinction continues, but a genetic engineering firm aims to revive this legendary species. In 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service suggested removing the ivory-billed woodpecker from the Endangered Species Act, considering it likely extinct. Colossal Biosciences, a biotechnology firm in the U.S., announced plans on Tuesday to use de-extinction techniques to bring back the ivory-billed woodpecker. This initiative is part of The…
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