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Colossal Biosciences Targets Mammoths

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Editorial: Mammoth de-extinction is bad conservation

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Colossal Biosciences aims to use gene-editing technology to bring back the woolly mammoth and other extinct species.

The start-up hopes to use mammoths to combat climate change by restoring Arctic grassland ecosystems.

Colossal ’s Jurassic Park -like ambitions have captured the imagination of the public and investors, bringing its latest valuation to $10 billion .

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