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Cloned by Viagen in 2023 from cells frozen for more than 40 years, “Ollie,” a Przewalski’s horse foal shown here at five days old, marks another milestone in using biotechnology to help restore threatened animal populations. [Photo: Elizabeth Arellano Photography/Viagen]
Dallas Decacorn Colossal Buys Viagen, a Texas Pioneer in Animal Cloning
by Quincy Preston | Nov 4, 2025
The de-extinction startup is adding more than two decades of commercial cloning expertise to its portfolio with its first acquisition.
Days before the announcement, CEO Ben Lamm laid out his playbook at Venture Dallas 2025: run toward critics, treat promises to middle-America classrooms as seriously as commitments to investors—and spin out businesses worth more than $100 million.
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.
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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 Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Jan 21, 2025
D CEO and Dallas Innovates' Innovation Award winners are working to resurrect extinct species, launching autonomous trucks, reinventing military aircraft, and bringing AI into the physical world—and that's just the beginning. The 2025 awards showcase game-changing achievements—including Texas' first newly minted decacorn—across 17 categories of innovation. Here’s a look at the innovators leading the way.
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Colossal Foundation Executive Director Matt James (center) with Colossal's head of animal husbandry, Steve Metzler, and Wendy Kiso, Colossal's principal scientist for assisted reproduction. [Photo: Colossal}
Colossal Launches The Colossal Foundation with $50M for ‘BioVault’ Biobanking, Genetic Rescues, and More
by Lance Murray | Oct 1, 2024
The North Texas-based foundation aims to fight the "extinction crisis" with initiatives including Colossal Biovault—"the world's largest distributed biobanking initiative"—and an array of new efforts to both preserve and "de-extinct" wildlife.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 2, 2024
Veteran marketing executive Emily Castel has joined Colossal Bioscience, the world’s first de-extinction company, as its first chief marketing officer, bringing her global entertainment and consumer brand experience to Colossal where she will lead global efforts to scale the company’s brand, experiences, consumer products, and emerging media properties....
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Sep 19, 2023
With only two known living female northern white rhinos left, Colossal Biosciences and BioRescue have joined forces to fend off a looming extinction of the species. At the cutting edge of science, they're harnessing genetic technologies to rewrite the rhino's fate.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
