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$200 Million Pledged to Revive Woolly Mammoth by 2028

1/24/2025

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Colossal Bioscience, an ambitious American startup, has secured $200 million to bring the woolly mammoth back to life after nearly 4,000 years of extinction. With plans to create a mammoth embryo by merging its DNA with that of the Asian elephant by 2028, the company also sets its sights on reviving the dodo and Tasmanian tiger.

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Colossal Bioscience, an ambitious American startup, has secured $200 million to bring the woolly mammoth back to life after nearly 4,000 years of extinction. With plans to create a mammoth embryo by merging its DNA with that of the Asian elephant by 2028, the company also sets its sights on reviving the dodo and Tasmanian tiger.