Colossal Biosciences and the practical uses of de-extinction tech
VentureBeat | 26.02.2026 02:28
Colossal Biosciences made its name with an eye-catching mandate: It wants to “bring back” extinct species, using DNA extracted from what remains of the direwolf, the woolly mammoth, the thylacine and rebuilding it via their modern relatives. But during a tour of its headquarters in Dallas, I had the chance to ask a question that’s been on my mind since the news broke: Why?
