It may only be a matter of time before dinosaurs are back among us. Biotechnology and genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences claims it is on the cusp of successfully bringing back extinct species. On Tuesday, the company announced its plan to resurrect the moa – a 3.6-metre-tall, flightless bird. The giant moa once roamed New Zealand’s South Island. It was hunted to extinction 600 years ago. Colossal’s chief scientist Beth Shapiro said: “We’re bringing back avian dinosaurs.” Her colleagues will try to recreate the extinct bird by extracting DNA from the bones of long-deceased moa. Scientists will use this DNA to modify the genome of an emu, which is the closest living relative of the moa.
Vocabulary Match
From the story, match the words in column A with the definitions in column B. Place your answer in column C.
| Column: A | Column: B | Column: C |
| 1. colossal | a. Dead. | ||
| 2. on the cusp of | b. Very, very big. | ||
| 3. resurrect | c. About birds. | ||
| 4. roamed | d. About to start or achieve something new. | ||
| 5. avian | e. Walked around a wide area with no particular aim. | ||
| 6.extracting | f. Bring something or someone back to life. | ||
| 7. deceased | g. Taking something out of something else. |
Answers: Just read the text again for the correct answer.
Source: breakingnewsenglish.com©
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