Startup hatches 26 chicks from artificial eggs to revive extinct 12-foot-tall bird
Mansi Agarwal, Published on May 20th, 2026

Colossal Biosciences announced that it has successfully hatched 26 healthy chicks using a fully artificial egg system. The 3D-printed artificial egg is a bioengineered shell made with a silicone-based membrane designed to breathe like a real egg. The startup said this is a step towards reviving South Island giant moa, a 12-foot-tall bird that went extinct around 600 years ago.
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