Scientists to engineer woolly mammoth's return by 2027
Feb 4, 2023 20:47:52 #
Scientists to engineer woolly mammoth's return by 2027
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MICHELE BLOODFebruary 04, 2023
The long-extinct woolly mammoth is slated for a return to the world stage by 2027, Popular Mechanics reported Monday of biotechnology startup Colossal's ambitious project.
"It will walk like a woolly mammoth, look like one, sound like one, but most importantly, it will be able to inhabit the same ecosystem previously abandoned by the mammoth's extinction," the Texas-based, billion-dollar company said of its landmark de-extinction project.
"The woolly mammoth is a vital defender of the earth," the site also says.
Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences began making headlines again after recent press releases highlighting their work on similar projects to "de-extinct" other ancient creatures like the dodo bird.
"In addition to bringing back ancient extinct species like the woolly mammoth, we will be able to leverage our technologies to help preserve critically endangered species that are on the verge of extinction and restore animals where humankind had a hand in their demise," said CEO and Colossal co-founder Ben Lamm on the organization's website.
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One key goal of the project is to save modern elephants from extinction.
What is CRISPR or CRISPR-Cas9?
An acronym for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, CRISPR is the revolutionary gene-editing technology that could make long extinct creatures' return a reality.
The Nobel Prize-winning genome editing method is described as a "tool for rewriting the code of life."
Its uses go far beyond Jurassic Park-seeming endeavors like Colossal's.
"With these systems, researchers can permanently modify genes in living cells and organisms and, in the future, may make it possible to correct mutations at precise locations in the human genome in order to treat genetic causes of disease," says Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard of CRISPR's applications.
Who is behind Colossal and its funding?
Colossal's co-founders are Ben Lamm and George Church, Ph.D. Eriona Hysolli, Ph.D. is the Head of Biological Sciences at Colossal serving as "mammoth lead."
Colossal announced "an oversubscribed $150M Series B financing led by United States Innovative Technology Fund ('USIT'), with participation from Breyer Capital, WestRiver Group, Bob Nelsen, Animal Capital, Victor Vescovo, In-Q-Tel, Animoca Brands, Peak 6, BOLD Capital, and Jazz Ventures, among others," BusinessWire reported Tuesday.
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Several of Colossal's ten core goals for reviving the mammoth involve c*****e c****e in some form. Some examples of the company's c*****e c****e-related goals for the mammoth project involve decelerating melting of arctic permafrost, preventing greenhouse gas emissions, and "establish[ing] a proven link between genetic sciences and c*****e c****e.
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NEWS
MICHELE BLOODFebruary 04, 2023
The long-extinct woolly mammoth is slated for a return to the world stage by 2027, Popular Mechanics reported Monday of biotechnology startup Colossal's ambitious project.
"It will walk like a woolly mammoth, look like one, sound like one, but most importantly, it will be able to inhabit the same ecosystem previously abandoned by the mammoth's extinction," the Texas-based, billion-dollar company said of its landmark de-extinction project.
"The woolly mammoth is a vital defender of the earth," the site also says.
Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences began making headlines again after recent press releases highlighting their work on similar projects to "de-extinct" other ancient creatures like the dodo bird.
"In addition to bringing back ancient extinct species like the woolly mammoth, we will be able to leverage our technologies to help preserve critically endangered species that are on the verge of extinction and restore animals where humankind had a hand in their demise," said CEO and Colossal co-founder Ben Lamm on the organization's website.
They don’t want you to see this … Big Tech does its best to limit what news you see. Make sure you see our stories daily — directly to your inbox.
One key goal of the project is to save modern elephants from extinction.
What is CRISPR or CRISPR-Cas9?
An acronym for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, CRISPR is the revolutionary gene-editing technology that could make long extinct creatures' return a reality.
The Nobel Prize-winning genome editing method is described as a "tool for rewriting the code of life."
Its uses go far beyond Jurassic Park-seeming endeavors like Colossal's.
"With these systems, researchers can permanently modify genes in living cells and organisms and, in the future, may make it possible to correct mutations at precise locations in the human genome in order to treat genetic causes of disease," says Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard of CRISPR's applications.
Who is behind Colossal and its funding?
Colossal's co-founders are Ben Lamm and George Church, Ph.D. Eriona Hysolli, Ph.D. is the Head of Biological Sciences at Colossal serving as "mammoth lead."
Colossal announced "an oversubscribed $150M Series B financing led by United States Innovative Technology Fund ('USIT'), with participation from Breyer Capital, WestRiver Group, Bob Nelsen, Animal Capital, Victor Vescovo, In-Q-Tel, Animoca Brands, Peak 6, BOLD Capital, and Jazz Ventures, among others," BusinessWire reported Tuesday.
What does the effort have to do with c*****e c****e?
Several of Colossal's ten core goals for reviving the mammoth involve c*****e c****e in some form. Some examples of the company's c*****e c****e-related goals for the mammoth project involve decelerating melting of arctic permafrost, preventing greenhouse gas emissions, and "establish[ing] a proven link between genetic sciences and c*****e c****e.
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Feb 4, 2023 20:52:20 #
Oldsailor65 wrote:
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I look forward to eating mammoth
Feb 4, 2023 20:59:04 #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
I look forward to eating mammoth
I heard it taste like Spotted Owl
Feb 4, 2023 21:18:15 #
Feb 4, 2023 21:37:34 #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
I look forward to eating mammoth
Baked T ReX sounds wild. I would have to try it.
Feb 4, 2023 22:03:33 #
Maybe when they revive the dodo bird, they will give it the wings it needs to fly like a real bird!
Feb 4, 2023 22:03:43 #
tbutkovich wrote:
Maybe when they revive the dodo bird, they will give it the wings it needs to fly like a real bird!
I can see it now.......Do Do bird wing sold at NFL games
Feb 4, 2023 22:10:55 #
Dodo bird was found in Mauritius so no need to attempt to revive a species that is already in existence.
Feb 4, 2023 22:16:33 #
tbutkovich wrote:
Dodo bird was found in Mauritius so no need to attempt to revive a species that is already in existence.
They weren't very tasty though...
According to records...
Feb 4, 2023 22:24:17 #
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