via Flickr A biotechnology firm’s claim that it has taken a major step toward “bringing back extinct species” is raising not only scientific debate, but deeper ethical and moral questions about humanity’s growing willingness to reshape life itself. The company at the center of the controversy, if you want to call it that, Colossal Biosciences, says it has successfully hatched live chicks using an artificial egg system—an achievement it describes as a breakthrough. To some, the development represents cutting-edge innovation. To others, it signals a troubling step further into territory long associated with science fiction—and, increasingly, with man attempting to take on the role of Creator. The company says it hatched 26 chicks using a 3D-printed structure that allows embryos to develop outside a natural…
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