Colossal's De-Extinction Campaign Is Built on a Semantic House of Cards with Shoddy Foundations — and the Consequences Are Dire

Colossal Biosciences Can't Have It Both Ways

On April 7, the New Yorker and Time ran nearly identical stories that might be better described as press releases for the de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences. The two stories differed slightly: the New Yorker's headline proclaimed "The Dire Wolf Is Back," whereas Time's announced "The Return of the Dire Wolf." While the New Yorker led with a photo of a cub, Time led with a photo of a fully grown wolf. But the effect of these stories was t…

Colossal's de-extinction campaign is built on a semantic house of cards with shoddy foundations — and the consequences are dire

"Dire wolves" created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as "the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction." But that all depends on your definition of de-extinction — and Colossal's definition isn't necessarily the same as everyone else's.

Colossal scientist now admits they haven’t really made dire wolves

Despite a huge media fanfare in which Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf, the company's chief scientist now concedes that the animals are merely modified grey wolves

The company Colossal Sciences has previously maintained that they had recreated an extinct wolf.

Colossal Biosciences finally admits they haven’t “de-extincted” dire wolves

As you know, Colossal Biosciences, a company heavily funded by donors who include Paris Hilton and Tiger Woods, claims that it “de-extincted” the defunct dire wolf, and says it will have woolly mammoths on the ground within three years.  This claims are grossly misleading, as I pointed out in a recent Boston Globe op-ed.  The press and much of the public, of course, reacted with joy at the notion that we could bring back charismatic extinct spec…

Leading Scientists Acknowledge They Aren't Creating Truly Miserable Wolves

One of the modified grey wolves created by Colossal Giant Biology On April 7, a prominent biological science organization announced that the genetically altered wolf is “the world’s first successful animal.” Many appeared to take this claim seriously. New Scientist was one of the few outlets to refute this assertion, clarifying that these were grey [...] Source The post Leading Scientists Acknowledge They Aren’t Creating Truly Miserable Wolves a…