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REVEALED: Gene editing company aims to bring dodo back to life - The Real Truth

The flightless bird from Mauritiius notably went extinct in the 1600s

(Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

If attempts by a gene editing business are successful, the dodo, a Mauritian bird last seen in the 17th century, would be brought back to at least a semblance of life.

Scientists at US-based firm Colossal Biosciences believe they may successfully rebuild the dodo genome in the body of a living relative using the gene editing techniques that are now available.

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