Genomics enthusiast | Director of Genomic Resources @Colossal | Conservation, de-extinction, and evolutionary biology. Tweets are my own.
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What happened in Minneapolis yesterday is absolutely awful and unacceptable! š¢š” nytimes.com/video/us/1000000ā¦
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4 Nov 2025
This is huge news. So excited we are expanding our capabilities.
4 Nov 2025
šWeāre proud to announce that Colossal has just acquired Viagen.
Viagen is one of the best cloning companies in the world and has incredibly high success rates in turning biobanked DNA into living, breathing animals. Lots more about this exciting acquisition coming soon. (1/9)
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17 Sep 2025
š¤Æ Youāre looking at pigeon primordial germ cells (PGCs) grown in culture for the first time. These stem cells will be key to bringing back the dodo. Until now, this achievement was limited to chickens and geese, but unlocking it in pigeons opens the door to dodo de-extinction.
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17 Sep 2025
Encore 120 millions de dollars levĆ©s pour Colossal, qui en plus du mammouth laineux veut dĆ©sormais raviver le dodo. En 2022, j'avais enquĆŖtĆ© sur cette sociĆ©tĆ© texane pour @lesechosweekend lesechos.fr/weekend/businessā¦
Colossal Biosciences, a biotechnology startup working to resurrect extinct animals, has raised $120 million from investors including filmmaker Peter Jackson ā and its CEO says the company expects to resurrect the dodo in less than seven years bloomberg.com/news/articles/ā¦
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17 Sep 2025
A large flightless bird last seen in the late 1600s could be making a comeback. bizjournals.com/austin/news/ā¦
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17 Sep 2025
Scientists at 'de-extinction' company say theyāve made a "pivotal step" in bringing back the dodo for first time in 300 years theguardian.com/science/2025ā¦
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17 Sep 2025
This Texas startup wants to revive woolly mammoths, dodos and other extinct species. bizjournals.com/dallas/news/ā¦
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Colossal Biosciences, a biotechnology startup working to resurrect extinct animals, has raised $120 million from investors including filmmaker Peter Jackson ā and its CEO says the company expects to resurrect the dodo in less than seven years bloomberg.com/news/articles/ā¦
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17 Sep 2025
EXCLUSIVE: The dodo could return within 5ā7 years.
Colossal Biosciences explains to us about how they plan to make it happen.
Read about the breakthrough step in avian science: screenrant.com/colossal-biosā¦
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17 Sep 2025
šØš¦¤āØ HUGE breakthroughs on the path to bringing back the dodo. From gene-edited birds to the first pigeon primordial germ cells, and more, extinction is losing.
Scroll through and feel the rise of āBig Dodo Energy.ā
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17 Sep 2025
Colossal @colossal Advances Dodo De-Extinction with Significant, Worldās First Breakthrough in Pigeon PGCs and Secures an Additional $120M in Funding for Species Expansion - businesswire.com/news/home/2ā¦
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Colossal says its breakthrough in avian germ cells could aid both dodo de-extinction and endangered bird conservation. trib.al/y5Y8ThT
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Big news today - massive dodo break through and another round of capital for the incredible team @colossal - bloomberg.com/news/articles/ā¦
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8 Jul 2025
Colossal Biosciences announced their plans to bring back the tallest bird that ever lived, which has been extinct for nearly 600 years.
The giant moa.
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Excited to announce a project that @colossal has been working on in New Zealand with Peter Jackson and the NgÄi Tahu Research Center - Bringing back the South Island Giant Moa. rollingstone.com/culture/culā¦
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8 Jul 2025
EXCITING!
8 Jul 2025
Today we announce a new Colossal de-extinction project: the legendary moa of New Zealand. This new de-extinction initiative, coordinated by the NgÄi Tahu Research Centre, brings the return of this legendary bird closer to reality.
Hope is taking flight, even if these birds canāt.
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8 Jul 2025
Today we announce a new Colossal de-extinction project: the legendary moa of New Zealand. This new de-extinction initiative, coordinated by the NgÄi Tahu Research Centre, brings the return of this legendary bird closer to reality.
Hope is taking flight, even if these birds canāt.
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