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Startup Gives Its Timeline for Breeding Actual Dodo Birds

Colossal Biosciences CEO says they're 5 to 7 years out

(Newser) - To "go the way of the dodo" could come to mean something very different if Colossal Biosciences has its way. The Texas startup—founded in 2021 and bent on seeing the "de-extinction" of certain species —claims it has made a key advancement in its efforts to...

Peter Jackson Funds Plan to 'De-Extinct' Giant Bird

Company is aiming to bring back the moa bird, with director's help

(Newser) - Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to "de-extinct" lost species...

For First Time in 13K Years, the Dire Wolf Roams Earth
The Dire Wolf Roams
Earth Again, Sort of
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Apr 12, 2025 2:30 PM CDT

The Dire Wolf Roams Earth Again, Sort of

Colossal Biosciences claims 'world's first de-extinction,' which might not be entirely accurate

(Newser) - Colossal Biosciences says it's achieved its first successful case of de-extinction in reviving the dire wolf, a top predator that roamed North America before going extinct about 13,000 years ago and later finding fame on Game of Thrones. Researchers at Colossal, which is working to revive various species...

It's No Mammoth, but It Is Woolly
It's No Mammoth,
but It Is Woolly
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Mar 5, 2025 7:35 AM CST

It's No Mammoth, but It Is Woolly

Colossal Biosciences shows off mouse with fur resembling a mammoth's

(Newser) - The company working to revive the woolly mammoth hasn't got there yet, but it has managed to create a "woolly mouse." Colossal Biosciences on Tuesday unveiled healthy mice genetically modified to withstand cold temperatures, which feature some distinctly woolly hair, though it's not yet clear whether...

Startup Trying to Bring Back Extinct Beast Gets a Boost

Colossal Biosciences secures $200M, now has $10B valuation

(Newser) - The startup behind a Harvard geneticist's quest to revive the woolly mammoth just received a big boost. Colossal Biosciences, co-founded by Harvard's George Church, raised $200 million in Series C funding from TWG Global, the investment vehicle of Los Angeles Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter and billionaire Thomas Tull,...

Scientists Aim to Give the Dodo a 2nd Chance

Colossal Biosciences will try to bring back the flightless bird

(Newser) - A Texas-based biosciences startup's plan to bring back a wolf-like animal that's thought to have gone extinct in 1936 seems quaint when stacked against its latest plan: to de-extinct a bird that last walked the earth in the late 1600s. Colossal Biosciences on Tuesday said it will endeavor...

Efforts Are Underway to 'De-Extinct' Tasmanian Tiger

Species has been extinct for almost a century

(Newser) - The thylacine, a striped, wolf-like animal better known as the Tasmanian tiger, once roamed the Australian mainland as well as the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea. A Texas-based biosciences startup says they could be back within 10 years. The last known thylacine died in a zoo in 1936, but...

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