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Vertebrate Genomes Project
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.
by Lance Murray |
May 19, 2023
Last year, the partnership announced a near complete sequence of the Asian elephant genome. Colossal and VGP said the sequencing work is part of a long-term effort to ensure the survival of elephant species in the face of climate change, deforestation, and disease.
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