DallasColossal says AI shortlisted 2,300 candidate genes for dodo beak.
The company gave no date for hatching a dodo, and the targets still await lab validation.
Only one complete dodo genome exists, so GenoMorph studies skull development across more than 70 living bird species.
“No release sites will be chosen until the ecological work and community consultation are finalized,” said Ben Lamm, Colossal’s CEO.
Colossal plans to edit Nicobar pigeon cells, and its Texas colony has grown to 36 birds.
How each outlet framed it
- Daily Maverick
- emphasizes the AI-driven genome analysis and that the Nicobar pigeon, unlike the dodo, can fly, as the edit target
Sources: Daily Maverick