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Colossal Biosciences says it achieved the first pigeon PGC culture, unlocking a clearer path to dodo de-extinction

Colossal's CEO Ben Lamm says dodos could return within five to seven years

While working on dodos, the company is also caring for its three revived dire wolves

Colossal Biosciences says it has taken a large leap forward in bringing the extinct dodo bird back to life.

On Wednesday, Sept. 17, the bioengineering company announced a scientific breakthrough in which its team successfully cultured pigeon primordial germ cells (or PGCs), the reproductive precursors necessary for reviving the extinct bird.

It's the first time in history that PGC culture has been achieved beyond chickens and geese — an advancement for avian science and for the de-extinction science

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