Throughout the early 1800s, the question of whether animals could turn into new species was hotly debated in scientific circles. In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte brought a slew of savants ...

Since the ibis was an Egyptian symbol of wisdom ... Their carcasses were mummified and tucked away underground so that their souls would journey to the god and ask his healing favor.

She added, “Using DNA testing of mummified ibis remains found in geographically different locations, we hope to establish isolated breeding groups. An abundance of recessive genes showing ...