WhereWeGoNext OP t1_j6xb3qc wrote on February 2, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Reply to comment by CYOA_With_Hitler in Founders of Colossal Biosciences discuss bringing back the woolly mammoth, conservation efforts, Pleistocene Park, and more by WhereWeGoNext

I can absolutely understand why you feel that way. Two immediate things that make me think they’re genuine:

Some of the other projects they’re undertaking - like manufacturing a herpes vaccine for elephants - are less glamorous and are being done as we speak.

I don’t believe someone like George Church would risk his scientific reputation on a scam.

WhereWeGoNext OP t1_j6t1tqp wrote on February 1, 2023 at 6:14 PM

Reply to comment by technofuture8 in Founders of Colossal Biosciences discuss bringing back the woolly mammoth, conservation efforts, Pleistocene Park, and more by WhereWeGoNext

That’s cool! Makes sense that they’d have multiple options - we spoke about the importance of parallel pathing for the project.

WhereWeGoNext OP t1_j6sq8s8 wrote on February 1, 2023 at 5:03 PM

Reply to comment by technofuture8 in Founders of Colossal Biosciences discuss bringing back the woolly mammoth, conservation efforts, Pleistocene Park, and more by WhereWeGoNext

I believe with the mammoth they are planning to implant the embryos into African elephant surrogates.

Didn’t have time to get into some of the nitty gritty, but I aimed to hit as many key elements of the process as I could.