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May 1, 2026

Colossal Biosciences Announces Plan to De-Extinct the Bluebuck Antelope, Gone Since 1800

Texas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences has announced a de-extinction project to bring back the bluebuck, an African antelope species that went extinct approximately 226 years ago. The company plans to use genetic technology to resurrect the elegant species that was last seen alive around 1800.

May 1, 2026·5 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Colossal Biosciences is targeting a live woolly mammoth calf by late 2028
  • ▪Colossal Biosciences narrowed the roan-bluebuck genetic differences to about 20,000 variants for truly key phenotypes
  • ▪Colossal Biosciences revealed the birth of three dire wolf pups created by altering the genetic makeup of the gray wolf in 2025

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Colossal Biosciences1Genetic engineering1Texas1Wildlife Conservation1

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