Biotech Company Develops Artificial Eggshell to Hatch Live Chicks, Raising De-Extinction Prospects
Colossal Biosciences, a biotech company focused on de-extinction, has successfully hatched live chicks using an artificial eggshell. This development involves a 3D printed lattice structure that mimics a natural eggshell, allowing the birth of 26 baby chickens. The company has previously engaged in genetic engineering to create animals resembling extinct species, such as mice with woolly mammoth-like hair and wolf pups akin to dire wolves. The CEO, Ben Lamm, suggests that this technology could eventually be used to genetically modify birds to resemble extinct species like New Zealand's giant moa. However, independent scientists have expressed skepticism, noting that while the technology is impressive, it lacks certain components necessary to be considered a true artificial egg. Critics also question the feasibility of reviving extinct species, emphasizing that the technology might only produce genetically modified birds rather than true replicas of extinct animals. 
