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Dallas’ Colossal Biosciences Unveils AI Platform to Help Revive the Dodo Bird

by | Oct 14, 2026
The Dallas-based de-extinction company said its GenoMorph platform continues a series of breakthroughs aimed at reviving extinct and endangered species.
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Colossal Targets Extinct Antelope—and Adds a New Branch to its De-Extinction ‘Tree of Life’
by | Apr 30, 2026
At a $10 billion valuation—and spinning out new ventures—Colossal names the bluebuck its sixth de-extinction target, extending its biotech platform into antelope conservation through a global BioVault effort.
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Colossal Raises Another $120M, Announces Pigeon Cell Breakthrough to Help ‘De‑Extinct’ the Dodo
by | Sep 17, 2025
Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences announced an add-on Series C raise that values it at $10.32 billion. Meanwhile, eggs are being laid in Texas to help advance the "de-extinction" of the famously extinct dodo bird—with a little help from the Nicobar pigeon, the dodo's closest living relative.
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The Last Word: Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm on Science, Skeptics, and the Sound of a Howl

by | 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.
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Hear the Howl: Dallas De‑Extinction Company Colossal Biosciences Brings Back Dire Wolf Using Ancient DNA
by | 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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Dallas’ Colossal Biosciences Becomes Texas’ First Decacorn, Securing $10.2B Valuation With Series C Funding
by | Jan 15, 2025
Best known for its moonshot mission to revive the woolly mammoth, Colossal Biosciences has secured $200 million in Series C funding led by TWG Global. The world's first de-extinction company, founded in 2021 by entrepreneur Ben Lamm and renowned Harvard geneticist George Church, Colossal Biosciences is working to restore Earth's lost biodiversity, "making science fiction into science fact."
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