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444 Startup Raises $200 Million To 'De-Extinct' the Woolly Mammoth, Thylacine and Dodo

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 01/15/2025 22:30 EDT

Startup Raises $200 Million To 'De-Extinct' the Woolly Mammoth, Thylacine and Dodo

An anonymous reader quotes a report from VentureBeat: Colossal BioSciences has raised $200 million in a new round of funding to bring back extinct species like the woolly mammoth. Dallas- and Boston-based Colossal is making strides in the scientific breakthroughs toward "de-extinction," or bringing back extinct species like the woolly mammoth, thylacine and the dodo. [...] Since launching in September 2021, Colossal has raised $435 million in total funding. This latest round of capital places the company at

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