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Return of the Dodo? Scientists Hope DNA Discovery to Bring Extinct Bird Back

Sputnik International

By Daria Bedenk0

March 19, 2022

Widely used as a mass culture symbol of human-induced extinction, the Dodo died out between 1681 and 1790. The bird was flightless and recognisable by its signature massive beak.
 
Scientists may be close to bringing back the extinct Dodo, having recently discovered its DNA and sequenced the entire genome of the long-disappeared animal.

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