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Saving Baby Elephants from a Deadly Herpes Virus
Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (“EEHV”) is the leading cause of death in juvenile Asian elephants born in North America and […]
Scientists, a Startup, and the Hemsworths Are Trying to ‘De-Extinct’ the Tasmanian Tiger
It’s been almost a century since the death of the last known thylacine, an animal more widely known as the […]
Chris Hemsworth hypes revival of extinct, ‘iconic’ Tasmanian tiger
Why bring back the Tasmanian tiger, you ask? The better question, say scientists, is “why not?” Now, “Thor” superstar Chris […]
This company is using gene editing to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction
By the 1920s, Yellowstone employees had exterminated all of the national park’s gray wolves, as directed by federal and state […]
Scientists Are Resurrecting the Tasmanian Tiger from Extinction
Tasmanian tigers have been gone for almost a century but one genetic engineering and de-extinction company is on a mission […]
Genetics Company Wants To Bring Iconic Tasmanian Tiger Back From Extinction
Colossal Biosciences—the Dallas-based company attempting to revive the woolly mammoth—has announced that it has started working on the de-extinction of […]
Gene-editing could bring back mammoths. Can it save our planet?
THE REWILDING MOVEMENT is full of people attempting to resolve the climate and extinction crises by planting a bunch of […]
Woolly mammoth revival project raises another $60 million
Colossal Biosciences, which launched in September with $15 million in seed funding, has raised another $60 million for its plan, with Paris […]
Company that Wants to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth Raises $75 Million, Is Now Valued At $400 Million
Few startups have an elevator pitch like: We’re resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth to save the planet. If it sounds more […]
Woolly Mammoth Revival Raises $75 Million from VC Firms, Paris Hilton
A Dallas company trying to use ancient genetic material to create modern-day versions of woolly mammoths — a quest aimed […]
