
I'm an evolutionary (paleo)biologist & Chief Science Officer @colossal!
Santa Cruz, CA
Joined June 2010
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Curious what "Life As We Made It" is about? Check out the trailer made by @reelsmartvideo for @BasicBooks. And please don't laugh too hard at the home video (I did my best! #WFHfun #thanksKiddos) 😆
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Just wrapped up a 45-minute chat with the amazing folks at @colossal. I can't wait to share the conversation with you. I'll probably upload it next Monday or Tuesday. @bonesandbugs
To Restore Biodiversity, Embrace Biotech's 'Intended Consequences' | Scientific American scientificamerican.com/artic…
My new gig
A tiny Colossal woolly mouse is the key to the de-extinction of a woolly mammoth? Uhm…say what? With seven edited genes, this tiny pioneer exhibits mammoth-like traits, including golden fur and cold resistance. Watch as Dr. Beth Shapiro explains how this breakthrough is a tiny step toward the de-extinction of the mammoth 🦣
#SXSW
🦣 🦤 (why is there no thylacine emoji?) @colossal techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/co…
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Congratulations @colossal 🎉 With UCSC Genomics Institute's @bonesandbugs as CSO, we know that the tools you are developing for de-extinction are going to go far to help preserve and protect endangered species before it is too late 🦤
Sharing our Series C funding round, which makes Colossal the first Texas-based company valued over $10 billion 💪🦣🧬
Via @VentureBeat:
“Our recent successes in creating the technologies necessary for our end-to-end de-extinction toolkit have been met with enthusiasm by the investor community. TWG Global and our other partners have been bullish in their desire to help us scale as quickly and efficiently as possible,” said CEO Colossal Ben Lamm, in a statement. “This funding will grow our team, support new technology development, expand our de-extinction species list, while continuing to allow us to carry forth our mission to make extinction a thing of the past.”
This is eugenics. As President of the American Genetics Association and a human, I reject this. We are better than this. cnn.com/2024/10/07/politics/…
Everything you ever wanted to learn about the history of dodo taxonomy! 🦤🦤🦤
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Replying to @NHL @PatMcAfeeShow
Fit check? 👕 🏒 🦣
Yup, our vote is for the mammoth!
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Really nice paper showcasing the redeposition of ancient DNA into much younger sediments. #TaphonomyMatters!
by Peter Seeber, @bonesandbugs, @laura_epp et al.
(and great to see this application of @svohr's mixemt for deconvoluting the mito-haplotypes!)
elifesciences.org/articles/8…











