Colossal reports progress toward bringing back the dodo

Summary

Colossal announced progress toward developing a dodo, the extinct bird, using genome-editing technology, according to Fast Company and The Japan Times. Fast Company reports that the company’s AI tool GenoMorph helped narrow its DNA targets to 2,300 and that it used lipid nanoparticles to edit a genome within an egg for the first time.

Timeline

1. Fast Company

   14 Oct 2026, 21:02 UTCSource ↗

   Fast Company reports that Colossal used its GenoMorph AI tool to narrow dodo DNA targets to 2,300 and, for the first time, used lipid nanoparticles to conduct genomic editing within an egg.

2. The Japan Times

   15 Oct 2026, 05:49 UTCSource ↗

   The Japan Times reports that a U.S. company announced progress toward resurrecting the extinct dodo.