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The bluebuck, rebuilt

Mail & Guardian · 28 August 2026 at 00:00

The bluebuck, rebuilt

More than two centuries after the bluebuck vanished from the Western Cape, biotech firm Colossal Biosciences is attempting to genetically reconstruct the extinct antelope.

However, scientists and conservationists question whether recreating its DNA is enough to successfully resurrect and rewild the species.

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