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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.

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How a ‘putrid’ find in a museum cupboard could be the key to bringing the Tasmanian tiger back to life

A well-preserved thylacine head was a gruesome sight – but it also contained RNA molecules crucial to reconstructing the extinct animal’s genome

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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?

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'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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Paradox apologizes for latest Cities: Skylines 2 boondoggle, will give refunds for the Beach Properties DLC: '[We] hope we can regain your trust going forward'

Paradox and Colossal Order are also holding an "advisory meeting" with high-profile Cities: Skylines 2 players.

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“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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Documentary Series To Showcase Genetic Resurrection Of Extinct Species

Explore the groundbreaking work of Colossal Biosciences in genetically resurrecting extinct species in a documentary series by James Reed.

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Cities Skylines 2 ditches its weekly patches so Colossal Order has more time to deliver larger updates

Colossal Order will be moving away from weekly Cities Skyline 2 updates to focus on bigger patches over longer periods of time.

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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

The Guardian - AU

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.

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Should we bring back the dodo? De-extinction is a feel-good story, but these high-tech replacements aren’t really ‘resurrecting’ species

It’s no secret that human activities have put many of this planet’s inhabitants in danger. Extinctions are happening at a dramatically faster rate than they have over the past tens of millions of years. An estimated quarter of all species on Earth are at risk of being lost, many within…

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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.

Inverse

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

Evening Standard

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

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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

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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 Independent UK

Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics

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

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

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Financial Times

Dead as a dodo? The unsettling bid to bring back extinct species

We should focus on conserving endangered animals rather than resurrecting those already gone

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

The Guardian - AU

US firm behind Tasmanian tiger ‘de-extinction’ plan uses influencers to promote research

Promotional content for Colossal Biosciences has been posted on Instagram and TikTok using the hashtag #ColossalPartner

The Guardian - AU

Resurrecting the Tasmanian tiger may be a noble idea – but what about preserving existing species?

While de-extinction research may benefit conservation efforts overall, we shouldn’t have to rely on it to give a wildlife a future

WEKU

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.

Tribune News Service

De-extinction company plans to bring back the Tasmanian tiger

Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas company pursuing plans to bring woolly mammoths back to the Arctic tundra, is setting its sights on bringing back another extinct species: the Tasmanian tiger.

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