电影制作人Peter Jackson与生物技术公司合作, 试图重塑新西兰绝种的巨型呻吟鸟。
Filmmaker Peter Jackson partners with biotech firm to attempt recreating New Zealand's extinct giant moa bird.
电影导演彼得·杰克逊与生物科技公司Colossal Biosciences合作, 重现一种类似于已灭绝的南岛巨型鸟的鸟类,
Filmmaker Peter Jackson, known for directing "The Lord of the Rings," has partnered with biotech firm Colossal Biosciences to recreate a bird resembling the extinct South Island giant moa, a 12-foot-tall flightless bird from New Zealand.
这一价值1 500万美元的项目还涉及新西兰的Ngāi Tahu研究中心,目的是与活的地栖鸟类相比,用可提取的DNA查明保存良好的马哈骨。
The $15 million project also involves New Zealand's Ngāi Tahu Research Centre and aims to identify well-preserved moa bones with extractable DNA to compare with living ground-dwelling birds.
科学家们辩论了去灭绝的可行性,引起了对将资源从濒危物种保护中转移的担忧。
Scientists debate the feasibility of de-extinction, raising concerns about diverting resources from endangered species conservation.