You’ll all have seen the many announcements and PR pieces from #ColossalBiosciences. There are reasons to be concerned about the general message promoted by CB, one being that it is seen >by some< (US politicians in particular) as meaning that we can devalue conservation. A 🧵 1/n
August 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
You’ll all have seen the many announcements and PR pieces from #ColossalBiosciences. There are reasons to be concerned about the general message promoted by CB, one being that it is seen >by some< (US politicians in particular) as meaning that we can devalue conservation. A 🧵 1/n
And this is not a good look for #ColossalBiosciences or any of the people who promote de-extinction. It makes the field look like a grift afraid of appropriate criticism. END thread, please share :)
August 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
And this is not a good look for #ColossalBiosciences or any of the people who promote de-extinction. It makes the field look like a grift afraid of appropriate criticism. END thread, please share :)
It explains how those experts who've publicly criticised #ColossalBiosciences have been targeted by an online smear campaign involving anonymous blog and online media articles. These articles include such quotes as… 5/n
August 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
It explains how those experts who've publicly criticised #ColossalBiosciences have been targeted by an online smear campaign involving anonymous blog and online media articles. These articles include such quotes as… 5/n
@newscientist.com tested the smear articles for AI-cues and concluded that “many … were created by chatbots”. New Scientist also says that #ColossalBiosciences (and CEO Ben Lamm in particular) has denied involvement in these articles... 8/n
August 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
@newscientist.com tested the smear articles for AI-cues and concluded that “many … were created by chatbots”. New Scientist also says that #ColossalBiosciences (and CEO Ben Lamm in particular) has denied involvement in these articles... 8/n
For these two reasons and others, relevant experts – among them @devoevomed.bsky.social, @toriherridge.bsky.social and @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social – have publicly said critical things about #ColossalBiosciences. If CB is operating within the arena of science, this is >of course< to be expected... 3/n
August 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
For these two reasons and others, relevant experts – among them @devoevomed.bsky.social, @toriherridge.bsky.social and @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social – have publicly said critical things about #ColossalBiosciences. If CB is operating within the arena of science, this is >of course< to be expected... 3/n
It's also fair to criticize the #ColossalBiosciences efforts on technical grounds: no, those were NOT ‘dire wolves’ as claimed, just designer dogs with genetic modification. The other animals that CB talks about will be GMOs, not extinct species brought back to life.... 2/n
August 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It's also fair to criticize the #ColossalBiosciences efforts on technical grounds: no, those were NOT ‘dire wolves’ as claimed, just designer dogs with genetic modification. The other animals that CB talks about will be GMOs, not extinct species brought back to life.... 2/n
April 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Or how #ColossalBiosciences gave exclusive access to @newyorker.com, Time Magazine, and @wired.com to the “Dire Wolf” story, ensuring extensively positive PR and avoiding criticism
I keep thinking about how this gets in the wsj. The wp goes up on arxiv 12/21. WSJ article is 12/29. There is an infinitesimal chance that the WSJ just stumbled upon this paper, reached out, and did interviews and a photo shoot, all over winter break. Much more likely MIT folks contacted them.
August 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Or how #ColossalBiosciences gave exclusive access to @newyorker.com, Time Magazine, and @wired.com to the “Dire Wolf” story, ensuring extensively positive PR and avoiding criticism
#ColossalBiosciences is claiming the science sector is carrying out "coordinated attacks" on them!
August 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
#ColossalBiosciences is claiming the science sector is carrying out "coordinated attacks" on them!
#ColossalBiosciences CEO #BenLamm is trying to do more than just bring back dire wolves and wooly mammoths. Watch as he breaks down functional de-extinction. #SXSW2025
April 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#ColossalBiosciences CEO #BenLamm is trying to do more than just bring back dire wolves and wooly mammoths. Watch as he breaks down functional de-extinction. #SXSW2025
More #ColossalBiosciences BS; Lamm says “We have a couple of consistent critics that don’t have the highest levels of credentials,” and that we’re “people who haven’t contributed to their fields in quite some time.” Yet they’ve applied for a patent based on our elephant TP53 retrogene/LIF6 work 1/n
“The dire wolf fits the Jurassic Park model of de-extinction beautifully. It is clearly for spectacle”
Colossal’s bold de-extinction claims have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down
go.nature.com/458Q4L2
Colossal’s bold de-extinction claims have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down
go.nature.com/458Q4L2
This company claimed to ‘de-extinct’ dire wolves. Then the fighting started.
Colossal’s bold announcements have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down.
go.nature.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
More #ColossalBiosciences BS; Lamm says “We have a couple of consistent critics that don’t have the highest levels of credentials,” and that we’re “people who haven’t contributed to their fields in quite some time.” Yet they’ve applied for a patent based on our elephant TP53 retrogene/LIF6 work 1/n
April 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
O projeto de ressuscitação do mamute lanterna da Colossal Biosciences enfrenta desafios e teve seu cronograma atualizado, mostrando que a tarefa é mais complexa do que se pensava.
#mamute #biotecnologia #especiesextintas #colossalbiosciences #ressuscitacao
#mamute #biotecnologia #especiesextintas #colossalbiosciences #ressuscitacao
Atualização sobre o projeto de ressuscitação do mamute
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September 30, 2026 at 10:27 AM
O projeto de ressuscitação do mamute lanterna da Colossal Biosciences enfrenta desafios e teve seu cronograma atualizado, mostrando que a tarefa é mais complexa do que se pensava.
#mamute #biotecnologia #especiesextintas #colossalbiosciences #ressuscitacao
#mamute #biotecnologia #especiesextintas #colossalbiosciences #ressuscitacao
Hashtags, see above post for info on this piece!
#DireWolf #DireWolves #Wolf #Wolves #WolfArt #RomulusRemusKhaleesi #ColossalBiosciences #SemiRealistic #SemiCartoon #CartoonArt #CuteArt #AnimalArt #EvironmentArt #Forest #ForestArt #Digitalart #DigitalPainting #Artist #ArtShare #SmallArtist
#DireWolf #DireWolves #Wolf #Wolves #WolfArt #RomulusRemusKhaleesi #ColossalBiosciences #SemiRealistic #SemiCartoon #CartoonArt #CuteArt #AnimalArt #EvironmentArt #Forest #ForestArt #Digitalart #DigitalPainting #Artist #ArtShare #SmallArtist
June 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Hashtags, see above post for info on this piece!
#DireWolf #DireWolves #Wolf #Wolves #WolfArt #RomulusRemusKhaleesi #ColossalBiosciences #SemiRealistic #SemiCartoon #CartoonArt #CuteArt #AnimalArt #EvironmentArt #Forest #ForestArt #Digitalart #DigitalPainting #Artist #ArtShare #SmallArtist
#DireWolf #DireWolves #Wolf #Wolves #WolfArt #RomulusRemusKhaleesi #ColossalBiosciences #SemiRealistic #SemiCartoon #CartoonArt #CuteArt #AnimalArt #EvironmentArt #Forest #ForestArt #Digitalart #DigitalPainting #Artist #ArtShare #SmallArtist
Can we bring back extinct species using LNPs? 🧬🐘
Full episode on Youtube and Spotify!
#DeExtinction #SyntheticBiology #GeneticEngineering #WoollyMammoth #ColossalBiosciences #SciComm #LipidNanoparticles #ScienceReel #FutureOfMedicine #SciencePodcast #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Biotech #MedicalInnovation
Full episode on Youtube and Spotify!
#DeExtinction #SyntheticBiology #GeneticEngineering #WoollyMammoth #ColossalBiosciences #SciComm #LipidNanoparticles #ScienceReel #FutureOfMedicine #SciencePodcast #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Biotech #MedicalInnovation
May 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Can we bring back extinct species using LNPs? 🧬🐘
Full episode on Youtube and Spotify!
#DeExtinction #SyntheticBiology #GeneticEngineering #WoollyMammoth #ColossalBiosciences #SciComm #LipidNanoparticles #ScienceReel #FutureOfMedicine #SciencePodcast #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Biotech #MedicalInnovation
Full episode on Youtube and Spotify!
#DeExtinction #SyntheticBiology #GeneticEngineering #WoollyMammoth #ColossalBiosciences #SciComm #LipidNanoparticles #ScienceReel #FutureOfMedicine #SciencePodcast #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Biotech #MedicalInnovation
I’m a broken record x2. Over on X the slander/pettiness continues from #ColossalBiosciences co-founder Ben Lamm; a pinned post to boot! I wonder who was quoted in a @newscientist.com story about Colossal’s critics‽ Hint, only a few of us; we want answers, and that’s a *big* problem for them…
August 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’m a broken record x2. Over on X the slander/pettiness continues from #ColossalBiosciences co-founder Ben Lamm; a pinned post to boot! I wonder who was quoted in a @newscientist.com story about Colossal’s critics‽ Hint, only a few of us; we want answers, and that’s a *big* problem for them…
What are our wisest forms of triage on an unraveling planet? What could we do for conservation, the climate and humanity with funds available to #ColossalBiosciences for such efforts?
I teach conservation triage with these formerly hypothetical issues. Read the thread on this post: bit.ly/3YmtDzw
I teach conservation triage with these formerly hypothetical issues. Read the thread on this post: bit.ly/3YmtDzw
April 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
What are our wisest forms of triage on an unraveling planet? What could we do for conservation, the climate and humanity with funds available to #ColossalBiosciences for such efforts?
I teach conservation triage with these formerly hypothetical issues. Read the thread on this post: bit.ly/3YmtDzw
I teach conservation triage with these formerly hypothetical issues. Read the thread on this post: bit.ly/3YmtDzw
April 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Darren here breaks down the potential and very probable negative impact done by the actions/PR from #ColossalBiosciences.
Please read and share, especially if you're outside the scientific community. The more people understand, the more we can try and help the world at large.
Please read and share, especially if you're outside the scientific community. The more people understand, the more we can try and help the world at large.
You’ll all have seen the many announcements and PR pieces from #ColossalBiosciences. There are reasons to be concerned about the general message promoted by CB, one being that it is seen >by some< (US politicians in particular) as meaning that we can devalue conservation. A 🧵 1/n
August 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Darren here breaks down the potential and very probable negative impact done by the actions/PR from #ColossalBiosciences.
Please read and share, especially if you're outside the scientific community. The more people understand, the more we can try and help the world at large.
Please read and share, especially if you're outside the scientific community. The more people understand, the more we can try and help the world at large.
Imagine a ghostly white #direwolf roaming again. 🧬🧪🐺 #ColossalBiosciences recently unveiled genetically engineered gray wolf pups, sparking interest in recreating the dire wolf. The species diverged 1.5-2M yrs ago - amazing how similar their skulls are. Not quite #DeExtinction, but cool!
syglass.io
syglass.io
April 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Imagine a ghostly white #direwolf roaming again. 🧬🧪🐺 #ColossalBiosciences recently unveiled genetically engineered gray wolf pups, sparking interest in recreating the dire wolf. The species diverged 1.5-2M yrs ago - amazing how similar their skulls are. Not quite #DeExtinction, but cool!
syglass.io
syglass.io
Yes, I’m a broken record. But meanwhile, over on X, from which I’m still banned but have a perfectly working Bluesky account, the slander and pettiness slanders and pettys on from #ColossalBiosciences et al…
August 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Yes, I’m a broken record. But meanwhile, over on X, from which I’m still banned but have a perfectly working Bluesky account, the slander and pettiness slanders and pettys on from #ColossalBiosciences et al…
I don’t care about tariffs. Behold, the Dire Wolf! 🐺 #BraveNewPleistoceneWorld #ColossalBiosciences
April 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I don’t care about tariffs. Behold, the Dire Wolf! 🐺 #BraveNewPleistoceneWorld #ColossalBiosciences
