The bioscience startup has attracted billions in investment – and a flurry of criticism, but founder tells the Guardian plans to bring back the woolly mammoth will not be derailed Death and taxes are ...

In 2021, North Texas entrepreneur Ben Lamm and renowned geneticist George Church launched the de-extinction company Colossal. To date, the company has raised $235 million to bring back the Woolly ...

On April 7, the biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences announced it had brought dire wolves back from extinction, explicitly stating it was "the rebirth of the once extinct dire wolf." Now, its ...

On Monday, the “de-extinction” startup Colossal Biosciences announced its most ambitious results to date: the dire wolf. These are creatures that have been extinct for more than 12,000 years and made ...

Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm speaking at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 9. Amy E. Price/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images The biotech aspect, which involves genetically engineering ...

A colossal ancient whale discovered in Peru might be the heaviest animal on record, according to a new study. At an estimated body mass of 85 to 340 metric tons (187,393 to 749,572 pounds), the heft ...