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Can We Save Living Species By Recovering Extinct Genomes From Dire Wolves and Giant Sloths?
Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the wooly mammoth, but first the company is breathing life into ancient DNA research around the world. […]
Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth
De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the woolly mammoth. Well, not the woolly mammoth exactly, but an Asian […]
Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Lead To Woolly Mammoth Resurrection
A pioneer in the field of de-extinction recently announced a significant breakthrough in its efforts to bring back the woolly […]
AI and drones are helping scientists study secrets of elephant behavior
A biotech startup aiming to bring back the woolly mammoth is partnering with an elephant conservation organization to use drones […]
Imagine more dragons: US biotech firm aims to breed tiny Australian lizard that is near extinction
A US biotechnology “de-extinction” company behind efforts to bring the Tasmanian tiger, woolly mammoth and dodo back from the dead […]
Is de-extinction only a pipette dream? This startup has a big, expensive plan to find out.
ON A COMPUTER MONITOR, in a laboratory half the size of a galley kitchen, I’m taking a look at the […]
Dallas’ Colossal Biosciences finds home for one extinct species
After years of working on bringing back one of the most popular extinct animals — the dodo — Colossal Biosciences […]
Meet the men who want to bring back the woolly mammoth
A few minutes into celebrated Harvard geneticist Dr. George Church’s appearance on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert motioned towards him […]
The controversial quest to bring back the Tasmanian tiger
The Tasmanian tiger is alive. Not literally alive—there hasn’t been a verified sighting of Australia’s iconic marsupial predator for close […]
‘DE-EXTINCTION COMPANY’ COLOSSAL BIOSCIENCES COMMITS TO RESURRECTING THE DODO
Colossal has made headlines a couple of times in recent years as they’ve announced the launch of high profile de-extinction […]