Now that a “de-extinction” company says it has revived the dire wolf species that was extinct for over 10,000 years, could dinosaurs and the woolly mammoth be next? What about the dodo bird? Colossal ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble them—has moved closer from science fiction to science fact. Colossal ...

Colossal Biosciences caught our imagination – and elicited memories of "Jurassic Park" – when the Dallas-based biotech company announced back in 2021 it would use cutting-edge genetics editing ...

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