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Breakthrough in dodo de-extinction. Bringing back the dodo is like rebuilding a lost hit from a few scratchy records. The tricky part? The arrangement, aka regulatory DNA. GenoMorph studies living birds to learn how it works. Swipe to learn more.
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Meet Chip & Dale, the Colossal woolly mice.
They kinda blew up, so we got them headshots.
These tiny stars helped show we can engineer cold-adapted traits on the road to the woolly mammoth.
Write us a great letter about how much you love them, and we might send you one. 😆
They kinda blew up, so we got them headshots.
These tiny stars helped show we can engineer cold-adapted traits on the road to the woolly mammoth.
Write us a great letter about how much you love them, and we might send you one. 😆
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Where are you sitting? Drop it below.
It may seem fantastical now, but all of these species are on a return flight thanks to de-extinction.
Follow and support to get your seat.
It may seem fantastical now, but all of these species are on a return flight thanks to de-extinction.
Follow and support to get your seat.
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We love ALL the animal boys. 👀
But these hunks get the spotlight this year as part of the Colossal Foundation’s Species Reintroduction Fund: $250,000 for the most critical reintroduction projects on Earth.
But these hunks get the spotlight this year as part of the Colossal Foundation’s Species Reintroduction Fund: $250,000 for the most critical reintroduction projects on Earth.
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Remember when the dire wolf pups looked like stuffed animals? Now they look like they eat them.
Their latest weigh-in:
Remus: 132 pounds (60 kg)
Romulus: 134 pounds (61 kg)
Khaleesi: 102 pounds (46 kg), and still growing 😲
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Their latest weigh-in:
Remus: 132 pounds (60 kg)
Romulus: 134 pounds (61 kg)
Khaleesi: 102 pounds (46 kg), and still growing 😲
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When @COYOTEPETERSON asked what a moa ate and became what an emu eats.
Careful with those kale-colored neckerchiefs, y’all.
Careful with those kale-colored neckerchiefs, y’all.
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Our Bones Brigade. IYKYK.
GenoMorph uses AI, skulls from 70+ bird species, and development data to help find gene-editing targets for the dodo’s beak and skull.
Also: sweet skate decks. Thoughts, @tonyhawk?
Drop your favorite. 👇
GenoMorph uses AI, skulls from 70+ bird species, and development data to help find gene-editing targets for the dodo’s beak and skull.
Also: sweet skate decks. Thoughts, @tonyhawk?
Drop your favorite. 👇
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Romulus had a blood-filled pumpkin. Past tense. 🎃
Remus invoked the ancient law of siblings: what’s yours is mine. The Great Blood Pumpkin Heist made our inaugural Colossal Top 10. But where did it rank? 👀
Remus invoked the ancient law of siblings: what’s yours is mine. The Great Blood Pumpkin Heist made our inaugural Colossal Top 10. But where did it rank? 👀
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Meet GenoMorph, our new AI-powered tool linking DNA to physical traits. We’re putting it to work on the dodo, flagging thousands of candidate DNA switches linked to beak size and shape. Next: testing which ones help shape that unmistakable face.
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This is beak performance.
GenoMorph uses living bird data to identify candidate DNA switches linked to skull and beak shape, helping guide our dodo de-extinction work.
It’s complicated science, but that’s half the fun. The other half is making skulls dance.
GenoMorph uses living bird data to identify candidate DNA switches linked to skull and beak shape, helping guide our dodo de-extinction work.
It’s complicated science, but that’s half the fun. The other half is making skulls dance.
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