Don’t count on resurrected woolly mammoths to combat climate change

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It’s a ‘risky’ ventureByJustine Calma@justcalmaSep 15, 2021, 8:30am EDT

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https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/15/22673392/woolly-mammoth-de-extinction-colossal-biodiversity-climate-change

Co-founders of Colossal, Ben Lamm (L), CEO and Dr. George Church (R), PhD
Co-founders of Colossal, Ben Lamm (L), CEO and George Church (R)

A flashy new biotech startuplaunchedyesterday called Colossal is on a mission to make an elephant-woolly mammoth mashup — with the ultimate goal of promoting biodiversity and combating climate change, it says. The effort has gotten a lot of hype and big-name backers, but scientists who work in conservation are still pretty skeptical.THE SCIENCE BEHIND COLOSSAL IS IN VERY EARLY STAGES AND IS MIRED IN ETHICAL QUANDARIES

The science behind Colossal is in very early stages and is mired in ethical quandaries. The company won’t actually bring back a woolly mammoth, which hasn’t roamed the Earth in about 10,000 years. Instead, Colossal’s de-extinction effort…

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