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Woolly mice are cute and impressive – but they won’t bring back mammoths or save endangered species

US company Colossal Biosciences has announced the creation of a “woolly mouse” — a laboratory mouse with a series of genetic modifications that lead to a woolly coat. The company claims this is the first step toward “de-extincting” the woolly mammoth.

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‘It won’t end like Jurassic Park!’ The man who wants to bring the mammoth and dodo back to life

Ben Lamm of ‘de-extinction’ specialist Colossal Biosciences not only has plans to bring back prehistoric creatures, but also preserve those on the verge of vanishing

The Guardian - UK

Scientists May Revive Long-Extinct Animal Thanks to Century-Old Museum Exhibit

Researchers believe that the species could be brought back to life in three years, and possibly released back into the wild in 10 years.

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Most complete Tasmanian tiger genome yet pieced together from 110-year-old pickled head

Researchers working with Colossal Biosciences have assembled a near-complete Tasmanian tiger genome and developed artificial reproductive technologies that could help de-extinct the species.

LiveScience

Celebrities are coughing up millions to bring back the dodo. This could end very badly

Director Peter Jackson has given $10m to a startup aiming to revive extinct animals, writes Arwa Mahdawi. Did he learn nothing from Jurassic Park?

The Guardian - UK

Experts say these species will be brought back from dead – with help from Paris Hilton and Chris Hemsworth

Gene-editing technology could bring back long-lost species

The Independent UK

'Closer than people think': Woolly mammoth 'de-extinction' is nearing reality — and we have no idea what happens next

Scientists are getting very close to bringing a few iconic species, like woolly mammoths and dodos, back from extinction. That may not be a good thing.

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6 extinct species that scientists could bring back to life — and 1 they have already resurrected

De-extinction, the science of resurrecting extinct species, is progressing in leaps and bounds. Here are six creatures that researchers could bring back to life — and one they've already revived.

LiveScience

‘Only hope we’ve got’: the audacious plan to genetically engineer Australia’s endangered northern quoll

In a revolutionary approach, scientists are hoping that modifying the marsupial’s genes to resist cane toads’ toxin will save it from extinction

The Guardian - AU

The US scientists bringing back the Woolly Mammoth - Tech & Science Daily podcast

Colossal Biosciences explain the complex science behind ‘de-extinction’ and reveal their target date for the first woolly mammoth calf.

Evening Standard

“I’ve Seen Jurassic Park”: Skepticism After Biotech Firm Edges Closer To Resurrecting Mammoths

"This is probably the most significant step in the early stages of this project," said George Church, a geneticist at Harvard University. The post “I’ve Seen Jurassic Park”: Skepticism After Biotech Firm Edges Closer To Resurrecting Mammoths first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Startup Makes Breakthrough In Reprogramming Elephant Stem Cells For Mammoths

Colossal Biosciences advances in de-extincting woolly mammoth through reprogrammed elephant stem cells.

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The Guardian - AU

Imagine more dragons: US biotech firm aims to breed tiny Australian lizard that is near extinction

Colossal Biosciences, which is behind bid to bring back Tasmanian tiger, teams up with Melbourne Zoo to save 15cm reptile

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Thirty years after Jurassic Park hit movie screens, its impact on science and culture remains as strong as ever — podcast

Jurassic Park, the 1993 film about dinosaurs, is a cultural tour de force. Not only did the film herald a new era in computer-generated movie effects, it also revived the field of paleontology. And if that wasn’t enough, it raised questions about the ethics of DNA research.

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Colossal Biosciences says it’s one step closer to bringing back extinct species

Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas company working to bring back the woolly mammoth and Tasmanian tiger, is one step closer to its ambitious goals after generating the first high-quality reference genome of an African elephant.

Inverse

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.

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Evening Standard

Gene editing company aims to bring dodo ‘back to life’

Scientists at US-based firm Colossal Biosciences believe they may successfully rebuild the dodo genome in the body of a living relative

Daily Mirror

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

Scientists vow to ‘de-extinct’ the dodo bird

Colossal Biosciences has already announced plans to bring back to life the woolly mammoth and Tasmanian tiger

The Independent UK

American scientists launch bid to de-extinct the dodo

Colossal Biosciences has already announced plans to bring back to life the woolly mammoth and Tasmanian tiger

The Guardian - UK

Gene editing company hopes to bring dodo ‘back to life’

Company is raising further $150m to pursue research on dodo which became extinct in 17th century

Fortune

The company trying to bring back the extinct woolly mammoth also wants to revive the dodo bird—and it's already raised more than $200 million

Colossal Biosciences secures $150 million in Series B round.

Daily Mirror

CIA launch bid to bring back woolly mammoth to try to change the tide of climate change

US-based Colossal Biosciences is aiming at resurrecting extinct woolly mammoths in a bid to fight climate change, and has now been joined by the Central Intelligence Agency

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