First the mammoth, now the bluebuck. Colossal Biosciences aims to resurrect a lost African icon. Is science the new conservation?

One year ago, Colossal Biosciences' first dire wolves returned from extinction. According to the bioengineering company, on Oct. 1, 2024, "for the first time in human history, Colossal successfully ...

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Colossal Biosciences claims to be on the road to reviving another extinct species. They're not even close.

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

Last year, Colossal Biosciences announced that it had used DNA from thousands of years ago to alter the genome of modern wolves and resurrect the lost species. Dire wolves became extinct towards the ...

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