Colossal Hatches 26 Chicks From Artificial Eggs, Advancing Dodo and Moa Revival

16 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 19

Colossal Biosciences said it hatched 26 healthy chickens from reusable artificial eggs, calling it the first live-chick success with the system.
The titanium device uses a bioengineered membrane to mimic a natural shell’s oxygen transfer, letting scientists monitor embryos from development through birth in standard incubators.
Colossal said the platform could raise hatch rates for endangered birds and support larger eggs, with emu and ostrich tests planned before broader scaling.
The company is using the technology in its avian de-extinction push with New Zealand’s Ngāi Tahu Research Centre and investor Peter Jackson, targeting a dodo within four to five years and a moa by the early 2030s.

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