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Can scientists really resurrect the dodo? Inside the company that says they can

<p>Colossal Biosciences’ CEO says its work follows a ‘moral obligation’ while critics say it’s ‘tech bro’ hype that could undermine conservation</p><p>Can and should we resurrect animal species that have been extinct for thousands of years? Such weighty, existential questions were once the preserve of science fiction but are now being played out within an unassuming brick building in a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/dallas">Dallas</a> business park.</p><p>Colossal Biosciences, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/colossal-biosciences-raises-200m-at-10-2b-valuation-to-bring-back-woolly-mammoths/">valued</a> at $10.2bn after raising hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenpastis/2024/10/03/peter-jackson-puts-10-million-toward-resurrecting-the-dodo-joining-other-celebrities-and-hollywood-business-leaders/">investors</a> including celebrities spanning from Tiger Woods to Paris Hilton, has provoked a stampede of acc...