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Colossal Biosciences Makes Headway in Dodo De-Extinction Project
Texas-based biotechnology firm Colossal Biosciences has successfully cultured primordial germ cells from rock doves, a crucial step towards their goal of creating a dodo bird, using gene-editing technology and surrogate chickens.
Colossal Biosciences Makes Headway in Dodo De-Extinction Project
Texas-based biotechnology firm Colossal Biosciences has successfully cultured primordial germ cells from rock doves, a crucial step towards their goal of creating a dodo bird, using gene-editing technology and surrogate chickens.
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20% Bias Score
Colossal Founders Launch Secretive \$30 Million AI Startup, Astromech
Ben Lamm and George Church, founders of Colossal Biosciences, launched a secretive AI startup called Astromech, raising \$30 million in August 2025, with a mission to "navigate the code of life" using advanced AI technologies.
Colossal Founders Launch Secretive \$30 Million AI Startup, Astromech
Ben Lamm and George Church, founders of Colossal Biosciences, launched a secretive AI startup called Astromech, raising \$30 million in August 2025, with a mission to "navigate the code of life" using advanced AI technologies.
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48% Bias Score
Gene-Edited Wolves Mimic Dire Wolves: Implications for De-Extinction
Colossal Biosciences created three dire wolf puppies by genetically modifying gray wolves using ancient DNA, cloning, and CRISPR technology; this differs from true de-extinction, which requires complete original DNA recovery.
Gene-Edited Wolves Mimic Dire Wolves: Implications for De-Extinction
Colossal Biosciences created three dire wolf puppies by genetically modifying gray wolves using ancient DNA, cloning, and CRISPR technology; this differs from true de-extinction, which requires complete original DNA recovery.
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16% Bias Score
Colossal Revives Extinct Dire Wolf, Clones Endangered Red Wolves
Texas-based Colossal Biosciences announced the world's first de-extinction of a vertebrate species—the dire wolf—using ancient DNA and advanced gene editing, alongside the cloning of red wolves to bolster their critically endangered population.
Colossal Revives Extinct Dire Wolf, Clones Endangered Red Wolves
Texas-based Colossal Biosciences announced the world's first de-extinction of a vertebrate species—the dire wolf—using ancient DNA and advanced gene editing, alongside the cloning of red wolves to bolster their critically endangered population.
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40% Bias Score
Genetically Modified Dire Wolf Pups Created, Raising 'De-Extinction' Debate
Colossal Biosciences announced the creation of three dire wolf pups using genetic engineering, combining ancient DNA with grey wolf surrogates, raising questions about the definition of 'de-extinction' and the success of the project.
Genetically Modified Dire Wolf Pups Created, Raising 'De-Extinction' Debate
Colossal Biosciences announced the creation of three dire wolf pups using genetic engineering, combining ancient DNA with grey wolf surrogates, raising questions about the definition of 'de-extinction' and the success of the project.
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48% Bias Score
Genetically Modified 'Dire Wolves' Spark De-Extinction Debate
Colossal Biosciences has announced the birth of three dire wolf-gray wolf hybrids, created using ancient dire wolf DNA and gene editing techniques, raising ethical and ecological concerns about de-extinction technology.
Genetically Modified 'Dire Wolves' Spark De-Extinction Debate
Colossal Biosciences has announced the birth of three dire wolf-gray wolf hybrids, created using ancient dire wolf DNA and gene editing techniques, raising ethical and ecological concerns about de-extinction technology.
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40% Bias Score
Ancient Mammoth Bacteria DNA Found, Raising De-Extinction Questions
A team of scientists successfully extracted ancient bacterial DNA from 1.1-million-year-old mammoth remains, opening avenues to understand mammoth-microbe co-evolution and potentially impacting de-extinction efforts.
Ancient Mammoth Bacteria DNA Found, Raising De-Extinction Questions
A team of scientists successfully extracted ancient bacterial DNA from 1.1-million-year-old mammoth remains, opening avenues to understand mammoth-microbe co-evolution and potentially impacting de-extinction efforts.
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28% Bias Score
Colossal Biosciences to 'De-Extinct' New Zealand's Giant Moa
Colossal Biosciences plans to 'de-extinct' New Zealand's giant moa, extinct for 600 years, by collaborating with the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre to analyze ancient DNA and restore potential habitats, sparking debate about conservation priorities and genetic engineering.
Colossal Biosciences to 'De-Extinct' New Zealand's Giant Moa
Colossal Biosciences plans to 'de-extinct' New Zealand's giant moa, extinct for 600 years, by collaborating with the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre to analyze ancient DNA and restore potential habitats, sparking debate about conservation priorities and genetic engineering.
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44% Bias Score
Colossal Biosciences Revives Extinct Dire Wolves, Sparking Ethical Debate
Colossal Biosciences announced it successfully recreated three dire wolves from gray wolf cells and surrogate dogs, sparking debate about the ethics and implications of de-extinction efforts versus endangered species conservation.
Colossal Biosciences Revives Extinct Dire Wolves, Sparking Ethical Debate
Colossal Biosciences announced it successfully recreated three dire wolves from gray wolf cells and surrogate dogs, sparking debate about the ethics and implications of de-extinction efforts versus endangered species conservation.
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48% Bias Score
World's First De-Extinct Dire Wolf Pups Created
Colossal Biosciences announced the creation of three dire wolf pups, the world's first successfully de-extincted animal, using ancient DNA and gene editing technology to alter a gray wolf's genes, raising ethical and ecological questions.
World's First De-Extinct Dire Wolf Pups Created
Colossal Biosciences announced the creation of three dire wolf pups, the world's first successfully de-extincted animal, using ancient DNA and gene editing technology to alter a gray wolf's genes, raising ethical and ecological questions.
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40% Bias Score
De-extincted Dire Wolves: First Successful Creation Raises Ethical and Ecological Questions
Colossal Biosciences successfully created three dire wolf puppies using ancient DNA from fossils, gene editing of gray wolves, and cloning, marking a significant milestone in de-extinction technology, but raising questions about ecological impact and ethical implications.
De-extincted Dire Wolves: First Successful Creation Raises Ethical and Ecological Questions
Colossal Biosciences successfully created three dire wolf puppies using ancient DNA from fossils, gene editing of gray wolves, and cloning, marking a significant milestone in de-extinction technology, but raising questions about ecological impact and ethical implications.
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40% Bias Score
Gene-edited Mouse Mimics Woolly Mammoth Traits, Raising De-extinction Hopes
Colossal Biosciences announced the creation of a genetically modified mouse with several traits resembling a woolly mammoth, a crucial step in their plan to resurrect extinct animals, using gene-editing techniques; however, experts question the feasibility and ethics of translating this to elephants...
Gene-edited Mouse Mimics Woolly Mammoth Traits, Raising De-extinction Hopes
Colossal Biosciences announced the creation of a genetically modified mouse with several traits resembling a woolly mammoth, a crucial step in their plan to resurrect extinct animals, using gene-editing techniques; however, experts question the feasibility and ethics of translating this to elephants...
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48% Bias Score
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