August 20, 2026 How Colossal is incubating an empire of startups BY Rebecca Heilweil Colossal Biosciences claims to have brought back the dire wolf, and is now hard at work on its quest to resurrect several other species, including the woolly mammoth and the moa, a giant extinct bird. While that’s happening, the company is also … Continue reading How Colossal is incubating an empire of startups
April 12, 2025 Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm defends his ‘de-extinct’ dire wolf BY Yasmin Gagne This week, genomics and biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences unveiled genetically engineered canines—named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi—that it calls dire wolves, a species of wolf that went extinct 13,000 years ago. The company, which has raised $437 million from investors … Continue reading Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm defends his ‘de-extinct’ dire wolf
