tl;dr - this is what happens in the ted talk
04:20 <&rachel> they are going to make a chimera for the reproductive system so they can insert the recreated DNA into an existing pigeon embryo and have them reproduce to create passenger pigeon eggs
04:20 <&rachel> this is insaneeeeeee
04:20 < shelby> lol
04:20 < shelby> welcome to jurassic park
04:21 <&rachel> they are going to dye the feathers of the surrogate parent pidgeons so the baby can properly imprint on them
04:22 <&rachel> this is amazing science
04:26 <&rachel> and then they are going to use dyed homing pigeons to make a migratory flock for the young passenger pigeons to follow