Colossal

: The company aims to produce mammoth-like Asian elephant embryos by 2026, with the first calves expected by 2028.

Note: "Colossal" also refers to a 2016 sci-fi film starring Anne Hathaway, where a woman discovers she is mentally linked to a giant monster destroying Seoul. Colossal Biosciences Business Breakdown & Founding Story Colossal

: Their spin-off, Form Bio , uses AI to manage the massive datasets required for genomic assembly. The Colossal Foundation : The company aims to produce mammoth-like Asian

: Used to splice ancient DNA traits into modern genomes. The Colossal Foundation : Used to splice ancient

Colossal is currently working on several high-profile species:

The story of most often refers to Colossal Biosciences , a Dallas-based biotechnology company founded in 2021 by entrepreneur Ben Lamm and Harvard geneticist George Church. Their mission is to "make extinction a thing of the past" by using advanced genetic engineering to bring back functional versions of extinct species and preserve those currently at risk. The Mission: De-Extinction and Preservation