US EditionDe-Extinction Company Colossal Biosciences Has Resurrected the Dire Wolf, Validating Its $10.2 Billion Valuation
- Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas company, announced the creation of three dire wolf pups.
- The biotechnology company focuses on de-extinction and received a valuation of $10.2 billion.
- Scientists extracted DNA from fossils, including a 13,000-year-old tooth, for the project.
- CEO Ben Lamm stated, "This massive milestone is the first of many examples demonstrating that our end-to-end de-extinction technology stack works."
- The pups now live on a 2,000-acre preserve, raising questions about the role of de-extinct animals.
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