This Christmas, papier mache artisans in Srinagar have given wings to thousands of dodos, a bird that became extinct in 1681 from the world just within 80 years of their interaction with humans and exposure to depleting forests. Reyaz Jan, in his 70s, was giving a final touch to a papier mache of the bird he has never seen in …
It may sound a little like Jurassic Park — scientists using the DNA of extinct beasts to help bring them back to life. The real-life Jurassic Park: Scientists have revealed a list of extinct animals they have been trying to bring back from the dead using a mixture of gene-editing, cloning and back-breeding In Steven Spielberg's 1993 film, dinosaurs are …
