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[Image sources: James Reed, Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Image/Business Wire; Colossal, Dallas Innovates]
Director of Oscar-Winning ‘My Octopus Teacher’ To Make a Docuseries on Dallas-Based Colossal Biosciences
by Lance Murray | Feb 21, 2024
Colossal Biosciences and production partner Teton Ridge Entertainment have signed with James Reed, director of the Oscar-winning Netflix documentary "My Octopus Teacher," and his company Underdog Films, to produce the docuseries.
by David Seeley |
Dec 20, 2023
The committee will provide a "crucial public body" for the discussion, development, and dissemination of plans related to Colossal's planned "de-extinction" and rewilding of the Tasmanian tiger—a slim, striped keystone species that was native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea before being hunted to extinction some 100 years ago.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 11, 2022
The Central Intelligence Agency has invested in Colossal through its nonprofit VC investment arm, In-Q-Tel, reports The Intercept. Named in honor of Q—the tech genius from the James Bond novels and movies—the VC firm was founded in 1999 to keep U.S. intelligence agencies on the cutting edge of "innovative and impactful technologies coming out of Silicon Valley and beyond."
So why Colossal? "Strategically, it’s less about the mammoths and more about the capability," In-Q-Tel says.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 3, 2022
In August, Colossal Biosciences announced it is working to "de-extinct" the Tasmanian tiger with the help of an Australian university and “marsupial biobanking.” It didn't take long for the TV show "Jeopardy" to notice—and work it into an answer.
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The Tasmanian tiger went extinct due to human hunting nearly 100 years ago. Now Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences aims to bring it back with the help of "marsupial biobanking." [Image: Colossal Biosciences]
Dallas-Based Colossal Is ‘De-Extincting’ the Tasmanian Tiger
by David Seeley | Aug 16, 2022
Colossal is already working to "de-extinct" the woolly mammoth via a mammoth-elephant hybrid project. Now the Tasmanian tiger—which went extinct nearly 100 years ago due to human hunting—is the second species Colossal is seeking to bring back.
"We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Andrew Pask and the University of Melbourne to restore this amazing animal to Earth," said Ben Lamm, Colossal's co-founder and CEO.
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