I'm an evolutionary (paleo)biologist & Chief Science Officer @colossal!
Joined June 2010
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15 Oct 2021
Curious what "Life As We Made It" is about? Check out the trailer made by @reelsmartvideo for @BasicBooks. And please don't laugh too hard at the home video (I did my best! #WFHfun #thanksKiddos) š
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Just wrapped up a 45-minute chat with the amazing folks at @colossal. I can't wait to share the conversation with you. I'll probably upload it next Monday or Tuesday. @bonesandbugs
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22 Mar 2025
To Restore Biodiversity, Embrace Biotech's 'Intended Consequences' | Scientific American scientificamerican.com/articā¦
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15 Mar 2025
My new gig
9 Mar 2025
A tiny Colossal woolly mouse is the key to the de-extinction of a woolly mammoth? Uhmā¦say what? With seven edited genes, this tiny pioneer exhibits mammoth-like traits, including golden fur and cold resistance. Watch as Dr. Beth Shapiro explains how this breakthrough is a tiny step toward the de-extinction of the mammoth š¦£
#SXSW
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15 Jan 2025
š¦£ š¦¤ (why is there no thylacine emoji?) @colossal techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/coā¦
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15 Jan 2025
Congratulations @colossal š With UCSC Genomics Institute's @bonesandbugs as CSO, we know that the tools you are developing for de-extinction are going to go far to help preserve and protect endangered species before it is too late š¦¤
15 Jan 2025
Sharing our Series C funding round, which makes Colossal the first Texas-based company valued over $10 billion šŖš¦£š§¬
Via @VentureBeat:
āOur recent successes in creating the technologies necessary for our end-to-end de-extinction toolkit have been met with enthusiasm by the investor community. TWG Global and our other partners have been bullish in their desire to help us scale as quickly and efficiently as possible,ā said CEO Colossal Ben Lamm, in a statement. āThis funding will grow our team, support new technology development, expand our de-extinction species list, while continuing to allow us to carry forth our mission to make extinction a thing of the past.ā
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8 Oct 2024
This is eugenics. As President of the American Genetics Association and a human, I reject this. We are better than this. cnn.com/2024/10/07/politics/ā¦
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Iām pretty darn convincing.
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16 Aug 2024
Everything you ever wanted to learn about the history of dodo taxonomy! š¦¤š¦¤š¦¤
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30 May 2024
Fit check? š š š¦£
Yup, our vote is for the mammoth!
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Beth Shapiro retweeted
18 Mar 2024
Really nice paper showcasing the redeposition of ancient DNA into much younger sediments. #TaphonomyMatters!
by Peter Seeber, @bonesandbugs, @laura_epp et al.
(and great to see this application of @svohr's mixemt for deconvoluting the mito-haplotypes!)
elifesciences.org/articles/8ā¦
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21 Feb 2024
š„ Big reveal! Weāre collaborating with Oscar-winning 'My Octopus Teacher' director, James Reed, on a multi-year docuseries!
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Thank you @themercurycomau for talking to @AJ_Pask, Mayor Michelle Droucoulis, Tasmanian Aboriginal representative Peter Rowe, and myself during our annual Tasmania thylacine committee meeting in Hobart.
themercury.com.au/news/tasmaā¦
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Beth Shapiro retweeted
21 Oct 2023
Please share widely.
The Department of Biology at Loyola University Chicago is searching for a new assistant professor in genetics, genomics, or bioinformatics. I am chairing the search and will happily answer any questions about the position.
careers.luc.edu/postings/266ā¦
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19 Oct 2023
Not the reason for de-listing that anyone wants to hear. The world urgently needs new tools and resources to protect our planetās biodiversity. fws.gov/press-release/2023-1ā¦
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Beth Shapiro retweeted
31 Aug 2023
Do you want to deliver reliable evidence from observational healthcare data or develop tomorrow's hottest phylodynamics model? Find computational statistics and data science fascinating? Let me hire you as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Please email me directly ASAP! (flexible start)
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24 Aug 2023
In Santa Cruz? Come to the coastal campus at 4:30 tomorrow to learn about research going on at one of Californiaās biodiversity hotspots!
23 Aug 2023
We are proud to host two amazing people, scientists, and honorary lab mates here at UCSC! They will present their research at Yellow Island- a biodiversity hotspot of the San Juan Island relatively untouched by himan activity! Join is for a great evening of science! #BlMS #eDNA
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7 Aug 2023
Contrary to what opponents like to claim, Kenya's gene-edited crop varieties will be affordable and the farmers will be permitted to share the seed material among themselves, says Dr. Leena Tripathi. allianceforscience.org/blog/ā¦
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