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Colossal Biosciences Revives Bluebuck via Gene Editing

CIA-backed de-extinction projects spark ethical debates, Jurassic Park comparisons

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Last year, its valuation reached $10.3 billion (approximately 15 trillion Korean won). Investors include venture capitalists, hedge funds, and In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s venture capital arm. In-Q-Tel, which previously funded Palantir and Keyhole (predecessor of Google Earth), stated that its investment targeted Colossal’s “technical capabilities,” not just mammoth de-extinction. Analysts speculate the CIA is interested in military applications of gene-editing and synthetic biology.

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"Breeding a new variety used to take up to 10 years. Now it can be shortened to as little as three years. A single test costs only 25 yuan and results are available within 72 hours," Li Shuyu, a researcher at the Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, was quoted as saying in the report.