Same. But, if #ColossalBio was intellectually honest about their intentions, I could become a major supporter! Your move @itiscolossal.bsky.social …
It’s always ‘fuck Colossal Biosciences’ here, folks.
@itiscolossal.bsky.social says it is not appropriate for it to comment on whether it has consulted widely enough, that is "a judgement for Māori to make" and it recognises consultation is "not a box to check once" situation. This is such a cop out answer www.rnz.co.nz/news/science... 1/3
September 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Same. But, if #ColossalBio was intellectually honest about their intentions, I could become a major supporter! Your move @itiscolossal.bsky.social …
Oh my, whoever could have predicted this‽ #ColossalBio is backtracking on it's time frame to #DeExtinct the mammoth –– I'm shocked! Shocked I say! (The article also discusses our TP53 and LIF6 work, and #PetosParadox but doesn't mention either of us.) 🤷 🦣 😂
time.com/article/2026...
time.com/article/2026...
Miss J Alexander's Shocked Drama Reaction
ALT: Miss J Alexander's Shocked Drama Reaction
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August 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Oh my, whoever could have predicted this‽ #ColossalBio is backtracking on it's time frame to #DeExtinct the mammoth –– I'm shocked! Shocked I say! (The article also discusses our TP53 and LIF6 work, and #PetosParadox but doesn't mention either of us.) 🤷 🦣 😂
time.com/article/2026...
time.com/article/2026...
A new story about me, @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social, and H. Wolinsky, on the NPR @outsideinradio.bsky.social podcast about the #ColossalBio (@itiscolossal.bsky.social?) deëxtinction #Disinformation campaign against its critics #ExtinctionIsForever
outsideinradio.org/shows/scient...
outsideinradio.org/shows/scient...
Scientists spoke up against a de-extinction company. Then the smears began. — Outside/In
What happens when academics spar with a multibillion dollar corporation?
outsideinradio.org
August 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
A new story about me, @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social, and H. Wolinsky, on the NPR @outsideinradio.bsky.social podcast about the #ColossalBio (@itiscolossal.bsky.social?) deëxtinction #Disinformation campaign against its critics #ExtinctionIsForever
outsideinradio.org/shows/scient...
outsideinradio.org/shows/scient...
Biotech Firm's 'Dire Wolf' Creation Sparks Scientific Debate Over De-extinction Claims
ainewsbrew.com/article/3840
#DeExtinction #DireWolf #Genetics #BioTech #Conservation #FutureScience #GeneticEngineering #WildlifeScience #Innovation #ColossalBio
ainewsbrew.com/article/3840
#DeExtinction #DireWolf #Genetics #BioTech #Conservation #FutureScience #GeneticEngineering #WildlifeScience #Innovation #ColossalBio
Biotech Firm's 'Dire Wolf' Creation Sparks Scientific Debate Over De-extinction Claims | AI News Brew
<p>Texas-based Colossal Biosciences announced the creation of three genetically modified wolf pups, sparking debate over claims of 'de-extinction' success [1]. The company revealed that two males name...
ainewsbrew.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Biotech Firm's 'Dire Wolf' Creation Sparks Scientific Debate Over De-extinction Claims
ainewsbrew.com/article/3840
#DeExtinction #DireWolf #Genetics #BioTech #Conservation #FutureScience #GeneticEngineering #WildlifeScience #Innovation #ColossalBio
ainewsbrew.com/article/3840
#DeExtinction #DireWolf #Genetics #BioTech #Conservation #FutureScience #GeneticEngineering #WildlifeScience #Innovation #ColossalBio
Can we make the "My ColossalBio are all a bunch of losers t-shirt is raising a lot of questions already answered by my t-shirt" yet
June 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Can we make the "My ColossalBio are all a bunch of losers t-shirt is raising a lot of questions already answered by my t-shirt" yet
Super normal stuff from #ColossalBio. Just pure class.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Super normal stuff from #ColossalBio. Just pure class.
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Listen to Nic, who, unlike #ColossalBio, knows of what he speaks…
July 20, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Listen to Nic, who, unlike #ColossalBio, knows of what he speaks…
There’s been hints that #ColossalBio has been playing fast and loose with their #RedWolf conservation plans and so–called ghost red wolves, of course along with very clickbaitable headlines. This thread is an excellent explainer, as is this video 🐺 👻
m.youtube.com/watch?v=V9fL...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=V9fL...
June 29, 2026 at 11:08 AM
There’s been hints that #ColossalBio has been playing fast and loose with their #RedWolf conservation plans and so–called ghost red wolves, of course along with very clickbaitable headlines. This thread is an excellent explainer, as is this video 🐺 👻
m.youtube.com/watch?v=V9fL...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=V9fL...
While the gov’t will not fund the BioBank, “Federal biologists will typically collect the samples”, so yay free labor! But wait it gets better for #ColossalBio! 3/n
June 26, 2026 at 12:41 PM
While the gov’t will not fund the BioBank, “Federal biologists will typically collect the samples”, so yay free labor! But wait it gets better for #ColossalBio! 3/n
They claim they want to “store samples from every animal and plant protected under the Endangered Species Act” that’s more than 2,300 species — yes this is an aspirational and laudable goal! A universal good even! But with #ColossalBio there’s always fine print that undermines their claims 2/n
June 26, 2026 at 12:41 PM
They claim they want to “store samples from every animal and plant protected under the Endangered Species Act” that’s more than 2,300 species — yes this is an aspirational and laudable goal! A universal good even! But with #ColossalBio there’s always fine print that undermines their claims 2/n
Sigh. More #ColossalBio grift — they literally have no product to sell, so “partner” with governments to build the “Colossal BioVault” system (up to 10 I think) and garner more press coverage, all the while the San Diego Frozen Zoo and others have been doing this for decades 1/n
The US government is entering a partnership to store frozen cells and other biological samples from endangered and threatened species with Colossal, a private company best known for claiming to "de-extinct" dire wolves. Story by me & @catrineinhorn.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/43Rzhfw
nyti.ms
June 26, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Sigh. More #ColossalBio grift — they literally have no product to sell, so “partner” with governments to build the “Colossal BioVault” system (up to 10 I think) and garner more press coverage, all the while the San Diego Frozen Zoo and others have been doing this for decades 1/n
#ColossalBio webpage says what‽ "Are gene drives approved for release in the U.S.? No. Gene drives remain new and controversial, and regulators have never cleared one for open release in the United States." 🤷
colossal.com/colossal-bio...
colossal.com/colossal-bio...
June 17, 2026 at 7:42 PM
#ColossalBio webpage says what‽ "Are gene drives approved for release in the U.S.? No. Gene drives remain new and controversial, and regulators have never cleared one for open release in the United States." 🤷
colossal.com/colossal-bio...
colossal.com/colossal-bio...
Saddest part is the biotech #ColossalBio aims to develop could be transformative for human healthcare. Most people probably think I'm a, in the words of their co-founder and CEO Mr. Lamm, a "tin-foil hat" wearing conspiracy theorist. I'm not, their PR however...
doi: 10.1038/s44319-025-00579-2
doi: 10.1038/s44319-025-00579-2
I had missed the announcement:
Colossal Biosciences wants to use gene drive to eradicate NW screwworm
www.entrepreneur.com/business-new...
Colossal Biosciences wants to use gene drive to eradicate NW screwworm
www.entrepreneur.com/business-new...
A Dallas Biotech Says It Can Wipe Out the Flesh-Eating Screwworm in the U.S. for Good — In a Year, Not Decades
As the New World screwworm crosses back into Texas, Colossal Biosciences is betting that a single gene edit can end the fight.
www.entrepreneur.com
June 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Saddest part is the biotech #ColossalBio aims to develop could be transformative for human healthcare. Most people probably think I'm a, in the words of their co-founder and CEO Mr. Lamm, a "tin-foil hat" wearing conspiracy theorist. I'm not, their PR however...
doi: 10.1038/s44319-025-00579-2
doi: 10.1038/s44319-025-00579-2
Oh, #ColossalBio has at least one pending patent, that plaragizes a figure from one of our papers: their Fig. 1A vs our Fig. 9A
patents.google.com/patent/US202...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
patents.google.com/patent/US202...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
It's really obvious that Colossal is a marketing grift to extract VC cash. They have constant media strategies but no products, no patents, and no research publications!
June 17, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Oh, #ColossalBio has at least one pending patent, that plaragizes a figure from one of our papers: their Fig. 1A vs our Fig. 9A
patents.google.com/patent/US202...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
patents.google.com/patent/US202...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
So #ColossalBio "says" it has developed "next-generation genetic biocontrol technologies" in addition to "de-extinction" ones 🙄
www.entrepreneur.com/business-new...
www.entrepreneur.com/business-new...
A Dallas Biotech Says It Can Wipe Out the Flesh-Eating Screwworm in the U.S. for Good — In a Year, Not Decades
As the New World screwworm crosses back into Texas, Colossal Biosciences is betting that a single gene edit can end the fight.
www.entrepreneur.com
June 17, 2026 at 4:31 PM
So #ColossalBio "says" it has developed "next-generation genetic biocontrol technologies" in addition to "de-extinction" ones 🙄
www.entrepreneur.com/business-new...
www.entrepreneur.com/business-new...
Re the #ColossalBio recent announcement. They "say" they can use gene drive to eradicate screwworm, I say read this thread...
In my opinion population crash lethal gene drives will never work, no matter how many guide RNAs you daisychain into it. Resistance will inevitably evolve.
You can't trick evolution
You can't trick evolution
June 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Re the #ColossalBio recent announcement. They "say" they can use gene drive to eradicate screwworm, I say read this thread...
The word "says" is doing a lot of work in that headline. #ColossalBio has no product but finds ways to keep themselves in the headlines. If they really wanted to make a difference, they would use gene drive to eradicate the greatest killer –– mosquitoes. But they can't or they would have already...
June 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The word "says" is doing a lot of work in that headline. #ColossalBio has no product but finds ways to keep themselves in the headlines. If they really wanted to make a difference, they would use gene drive to eradicate the greatest killer –– mosquitoes. But they can't or they would have already...
Not surprisingly, I wrote a commentary about the #ColossalBio #DisInformation campaign, #ExtinctionIsForever, but genetic engineering in pursuit of aesthetics is very real (and not bad if you're intellectually honest about it)
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Colossal Disinformation
ecoevorxiv.org
June 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Not surprisingly, I wrote a commentary about the #ColossalBio #DisInformation campaign, #ExtinctionIsForever, but genetic engineering in pursuit of aesthetics is very real (and not bad if you're intellectually honest about it)
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
See I'm not always critical of #ColossalBio, I give them credit for their biotech development when it is due, but their #DisInformation about #DeExtinction is still worthy of criticism 🦤🐣🧪
May 19, 2026 at 2:48 PM
See I'm not always critical of #ColossalBio, I give them credit for their biotech development when it is due, but their #DisInformation about #DeExtinction is still worthy of criticism 🦤🐣🧪
Listen to @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social, the #ColossalBio artificial egg shell is cool and all, but these GMO birds are just deep fake dodos and moas not #DeExtinction ones 🦤🐣🧪🤷
May 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Listen to @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social, the #ColossalBio artificial egg shell is cool and all, but these GMO birds are just deep fake dodos and moas not #DeExtinction ones 🦤🐣🧪🤷
Colossal Biosciences hopes to use its artificial egg technology to resurrect extinct birds
go.nature.com/4nBL4aT
go.nature.com/4nBL4aT
Could this synthetic egg bring back extinct birds? Researchers urge caution
Colossal Biosciences says its artificial egg has de-extinction and conservation potential.
go.nature.com
May 19, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This is wildly ironic –– first claiming my critiques of @itiscolossal.bsky.social #DeExtinction as gatekeeping, ending with "attention is a resource." b/c I just want to draw attention to myself; meanwhile #ColossalBio uses attention as resource to gain notoriety 🤷
www.vcpost.com/articles/130...
www.vcpost.com/articles/130...
Policing Science in the World of Academia
In a landscape saturated with bold claims and media-ready headlines, a new type of scientist has emerged: the credibility enforcer. Their tools? Quote tweets, preprints, op-eds, and podcast appearance...
www.vcpost.com
May 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
This is wildly ironic –– first claiming my critiques of @itiscolossal.bsky.social #DeExtinction as gatekeeping, ending with "attention is a resource." b/c I just want to draw attention to myself; meanwhile #ColossalBio uses attention as resource to gain notoriety 🤷
www.vcpost.com/articles/130...
www.vcpost.com/articles/130...
No problem #ColossalBio will just #DeExtinct them! 🧪
The fish lives in just one spot in Death Valley. Wildlife officials managed this iconic fish for decades, and last spring, just as the Trump administration was laying off scientists, the wild population of this fish plummeted to only 20. Officials then took an irrevocable step. n.pr/4wgtwoC
As federal scientists faced turmoil, the Devils Hole pupfish reached a crisis point
The Devils hole pupfish lives in just one spot in Death Valley. Wildlife officials have managed this iconic fish for decades, and last spring, just as the Trump administration was laying off all kinds of scientists, the wild population of this fish plummeted to only 20 individuals. Officials then took an irrevocable step.
n.pr
May 7, 2026 at 11:47 AM
No problem #ColossalBio will just #DeExtinct them! 🧪