HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 - The Untold Story

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.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

Tasmanian tiger: Scientists hope to revive extinct marsupial in world-first

The de-extinction bid would take several breakthroughs and some doubt it can be done

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2022

Should we bring back the thylacine? We asked 5 experts

In a newly announced partnership with Texas biotech company Colossal Biosciences, Australian researchers are hoping their dream to bring back the extinct thylacine is a “giant leap” closer to fruition.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2022

Woolly mammoths are making a comeback. Should we eat them?

A Texas start-up is using genetic engineering to revive that most iconic of extinct animals. But the woolly mammoth’s potential return sparks a number of ethical questions, says Tom Ough. Namely: which supermarket will line up to stock chunks of them first?

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 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 Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022