It is Asian Elephant Awareness Month! Check out Dr. George Dian Balan alongside his new World Record discovery, Raja the Great from Karnataka, holder of the longest Asian elephant tusk at an astounding 3.26 meters! 🌍💪

Dodo birds are going through a rebrand 👀 Check out this interesting article that's changing perceptions on this icon ⤵️

Oh look, a keystone species helping heal the ecosystem 🐘🌎

"I think we're closer to de-extinction than the general public thinks,” — Ben Lamm euronews.com/green/2024/08/…

The Wyss encourages people to dare to dream. Now, @itiscolossal is leveraging genetic engineering to de-extinct critical species, enhancing conservation efforts by combatting biodiversity loss and restoring ecosystems. wyss.harvard.edu/technology/bio…

Sorry, everybody… Dr. Beth Shapiro says Jurassic Park isn’t in the cards 🦣

We're thrilled to sponsor the Canadian Quaternary Association and the Canadian Geomorphology Research Group as they study Ancient DNA at McMaster University 🦣

Royalty inside my DNA 🧬🐅

Who did we miss? 🦣 Dave Portnoy are we doing this right?

On dinosaurs being brought back using DNA 📹 Colossal Biosciences

Great op-ed piece by Re:wild and Colossal Biosciences® speaking to how #deextinction is providing new tools in the fight against #biodiversity loss 🧬🦏 latimes.com/opinion/story/…

"We will be able to restore critically endangered species much more quickly by combining Colossal’s technology with proven approaches..." Los Angeles Times Op-Ed with our conservation partners Re:wild. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Size comparison of a few mammoth and elephant species 🦣🐘🧍

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🐘Elephants crave connection just like humans. Sweet story from a visit to Elephant Havens in Botswana where we're learning about elephant socialization and development in preparation for the return of the woolly mammoth 🌍🦣

Enough horoscopes, what Proboscidean are you? (We're total deinotherium giganteums 💁‍♀️🦣)

The 2024 #PacBio SMRT Conserve Grant is now open! 🐾 🐻 Could your research benefit from highly accurate long-read sequencing? Apply for a chance to win free PacBio #HiFiSequencing with HiC for the conservation of endangered vertebrates. Apply now: bit.ly/4e1MzZW

How de-extinction technology is supporting life on Earth 🌎🧬

The (extremely simplified) science behind bringing back the woolly mammoth from Dr. Beth Shapiro's talk at FORTUNE's Brainstorm Tech 2024 🧠 🧬🦣