For the first time since it went extinct more than 300 years ago, the return of the dodo has edged closer to reality after scientists declared a breakthrough that could see the bird roam Mauritius once again.
Colossal Biosciences, a biotech firm in Texas, US, said it had successfully cultured pigeon primordial germ cells – the precursors of sperm and eggs – in a laboratory setting through a technique it described as a “pivotal step” towards reviving the dodo.
