The genome assembly could serve as a basis for de-extinction of the species.
The reconstructed DNA of a New Zealand bird that went extinct about 700 years ago could change what we know about lost species and increase the potential of reviving them, scientists said.
Annotations made by evolutionary biologist Scott Edwards show how the bush moa compares to other flightless birds, like the ostrich.The little bush moa, a giant avian species closely related to other flightless birds like the emu and ostrich, once roamed the dense grassland and forested regions of New Zealand, Scott Edwards, an evolutionary biologist at Harvard University and author of the paper, told ABC News.
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