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Barney Long
Ben Lamm with a pup Colossal calls a “de-extincted” dire wolf. Critics have challenged the label, but Lamm calls it “a semantic question, not a scientific one.” [Photo: Colossal Biosciences]
The Last Word: Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm on Science, Skeptics, and the Sound of a Howl
by Quincy Preston | Jun 5, 2025
In one of his first deep interviews since Colossal's dire wolf debut made global noise, Ben Lamm joins the TechStuff podcast to talk mammoths, backlash, and why he's not here to play it safe.
by Quincy Preston |
Apr 7, 2025
“Game of Thrones” made them famous, but the prehistoric dire wolves were real—and, according to Colossal Biosciences, have now returned after 12,500 years in what it calls the world’s first successful de-extinction. The work goes beyond headlines: It could change how we save endangered species.
Meet Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi in a video—and hear dire wolf howls for the first time in more than 12 millennia.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 29, 2024
Long's Austin-based Re:wild and Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences have announced a new partnership to accelerate global efforts "to save species on the brink of extinction, search for lost species, and restore key habitats for species recovery and rewilding."
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