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- Colossal Biosciences announced a new AI platform aimed at accelerating de-extinction efforts, per TechCrunch.
- The US biotech firm has completed 95% of the dodo's genome and identified specific gene-editing targets, per Reuters and cross-coverage, moving the extinct bird from concept toward engineering work.
Why it matters: Colossal is shifting de-extinction from press-release theater toward concrete engineering milestones — a 95%-sequenced genome with identified gene targets is a real benchmark, not vague 'progress.' But the gap between mapped DNA and a living bird remains vast, so the 'bringing the dodo back' framing stays aspirational rather than imminent.
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