Colossal Biosciences aims to resurrect the extinct bluebuck antelope by 2028

Colossal Biosciences has announced its intention to resurrect the bluebuck, an antelope species extinct for over two centuries. The company, known for its de-extinction efforts with the woolly mammoth and dodo, has acquired and mapped bluebuck DNA. Colossal aims for a birth around 2028, following genomic editing and embryo transfer into a surrogate, with the ultimate goal of reintroducing the species into its native habitat. AI

IMPACT Potential for new genomic editing technologies and biodiversity initiatives.

RANK_REASON Announcement of a new species for de-extinction by a company specializing in this research.

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• Ben Lamm
• Colossal Biosciences
• dodo
• bluebuck
• Kruger National Park
• Paul Ehrlich
• South Africa
• woolly mammoth
• Yale School of Environment
• Anne Ehrlich

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