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Why Trump's 'Bad Genetics' Comment on Immigrants Is Being Branded Eugenics

President Trump's comments on immigrants' genetics have been condemned as eugenics, sparking debates on heredity and public safety

International Business Times UK · Mar 17

Neanderthals could be brought back within 20 years — but is it a good idea?

With today's technology, we cannot bring back Neanderthals. But even if future advances allow it, should we?

LiveScience · Oct 24, 2025

Scientists claim they’ve made ‘pivotal step’ in bringing back the dodo for first time in 300 years

Thousands of dodos could return within a decade according to Colossal Biosciences, a ‘de-extinction’ company – but experts warn of ‘moral hazard’

The Guardian - US · Sep 17, 2025

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Colossal Biosciences Launches Australian Headquarters, Appoints De-Extinction Biology Pioneer Dr. Andrew Pask as Chief Biology Officer

The move marks Colossal's formal global expansion and strengthens its strategic collaboration with the University of Melbourne, widely regarded as Australia's top academic institution.

International Business Times · Aug 21, 2025

Why giant moa — a bird that once towered over humans — are even harder to de-extinct than dire wolves

Colossal Biosciences has announced a partnership to resurrect giant flightless birds called moa. But the company's recent dire wolf project was controversial, and moa are an even more ambitious target for de-extinction.

LiveScience · Jul 17, 2025

'We're bringing back avian dinosaurs': De-extinction company claims it will resurrect the giant moa in next 10 years

The South Island giant moa could be the next species that biotech company Colossal Biosciences "brings back" from extinction — but experts say the result will not and "cannot be" a moa.

LiveScience · Jul 10, 2025

Lord of the Rings director backs de-extinction project

Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost species

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

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Why are we so obsessed with bringing back the woolly mammoth?

In just the last several months, de-extinction — bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble them — has moved closer from science fiction to science fact. Colossal Biosciences — an American for-profit de-extinction startup headed by geneticists George Church and Beth Shapiro — announced two major…

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2025

'Our animals are gray wolves': Colossal didn't de-extinct dire wolves, chief scientist clarifies

Colossal Biosciences' chief scientist has clarified that its "dire wolves" are just genetically modified gray wolves following a backlash to the "de-extinction" label it put on them.

LiveScience · May 23, 2025

Have dire wolves been brought back from extinction? Not quite

Wolf conservationists say the truly dire matter is protecting America’s wild gray wolves — but that’s not as cute and cuddly for the headlines

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2025

US Firm Says It Brought Back Extinct Dire Wolves

They whimper, drink from baby bottles and crawl oh so tentatively -- they look like cute white puppies, not the fruit of a daring project to resuscitate an extinct species.

International Business Times · Apr 11, 2025

Meet The Dire Wolf Trio Remus, Romulus And Khaleesi: How A Texas Lab Revived An Extinct Species

Scientists in Texas have successfully revived dire wolf DNA, resulting in the birth of three genetically engineered wolf pups named Remus, Romulus and Khaleesi—marking a breakthrough in de-extinction science.

International Business Times UK · Apr 7, 2025

'We didn't know they were going to be this cute': Scientists unveil genetically engineered 'woolly mice'

Scientists with the company Colossal have created genetically engineered "woolly mice" with thick, golden-brown hair and fat deposits similar to those of cold-adapted woolly mammoths.

LiveScience · Mar 4, 2025

Scientists say ‘pickled’ fossil could help bring back extinct Australian marsupial

Breakthrough has potential to revolutionise wildlife conservation

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2024

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Inverse · Feb 9, 2023

A Biotech Company Wants to Resurrect an Iconic Species — Will It Work?

A company called Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the iconic dodo, but it won't look exactly like the extinct creature.

Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023

Scientists plan to ‘de-extinct’ the Dodo and release it back into the wild

Dallas-based tech firm Colossal Biosciences has previously announced plans to bring back the lumbering woolly mammoth - which last roamed the earth 10,000 years ago - but recently said it also wants to resurrect the Dodo

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics

A company working on technologies to bring back extinct species has attracted more investors

WEKU · Aug 20, 2022

A plan to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction raises questions

The thylacine had trademark stripes and, rare in the animal world, abdominal pouches in both females and males. The last known specimen died in a zoo in 1936.

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022

Life will find a way: could scientists make Jurassic Park a reality?

Just a few years from now, herds of woolly ‘mammoths’ could be roaming the Siberian tundra. Are dodos and dinosaurs next for de-extinction?

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

‘Secret’ population of polar bears living in seemingly impossible habitat

‘They are the most genetically isolated polar bears in the world’

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Shaky oasis for some polar bears found, but not for species

Scientists say they've found a group of polar bears in Southeast Greenland that seem to have have stumbled on an icy oasis that might allow their small distinct population to hang on

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Ancient skull reveals how all brown bears carry genes of polar cousin

Researchers were able to obtain DNA from the skull of a young polar bear that lived 100,000 years ago.

The Hindu · Mar 31, 2022

Explained | Can the dodo be brought back to life?

Researchers have succeeded in isolating the entire genome of the dodo, a bird that went extinct in the 17th century

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