Colossal Biosciences®

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The de-extinction company.

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Colossal Biosciences®
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Oct 14
Breakthrough in dodo de-extinction. Bringing back the dodo is like rebuilding a lost hit from a few scratchy records. The tricky part? The arrangement, aka regulatory DNA. GenoMorph studies living birds to learn how it works. Swipe to learn more. (1/10)
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Getting genetic tools into a bird embryo that’s still developing in the egg is tough. In a new preprint, the Colossal avian team shows lipid nanoparticles can reliably deliver them with high viability.
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Colossal Biosciences®
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Oct 21
The dodo and the Nicobar pigeon are family. Just with many millions of DNA differences. So which ones gave the dodo that distinct schnoz? Our CSO Dr. Beth Shapiro breaks down how our new software, GenoMorph, helps us find the DNA switches that may have shaped it.
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Colossal Biosciences®
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Oct 20
🪵 The trick to making therapy work, is to stick with it
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Colossal Biosciences®
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Oct 19
The dire wolf pups just had their biggest check-up yet. 🐺 CT scans, heart scans, X-rays, bloodwork, even whole-genome sequencing. The verdict? Happy and healthy from snoot to tail. But how big are they? Scroll for the official weigh-in. ⬇️ (1/10)
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