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- 1Colossal CEO Ben Lamm Defends Working With Trump▼‘You Don’t Put Your Head in the Sand for 4 Years’: Colossal CEO Ben Lamm on Working With Trump https:// fed.brid.gy/r/ht
Ben Lamm, CEO of de-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences, says his company chose to engage with the Trump administration rather than avoid it, arguing 'you don't put your head in the sand for four years.' His remarks, made as part of Wired's World Fair 2026 coverage, touch on how biotech startups navigate a polarized political environment while pursuing federal support and regulatory approval.
- 2Scientists Report Discovery of Dinosaur Blood▼We're Hoping Our Billionaire Overlords Took Away the Right Lessons from "Jurassic Park," Because Scientists Just Found Dinosaur Blood
Scientists have reported the discovery of dinosaur blood, according to Futurism. The outlet framed the finding with a reference to 'Jurassic Park,' joking that it hopes billionaires take away the right lessons from the film before attempting to revive extinct creatures. Little detail beyond the announcement is available, and people online are sharing the story with a mix of scientific curiosity and dark humor about de-extinction ambitions.
- 3Dallas biotech Colossal raises $200 million to engineer military dogs▼Dallas' Colossal raises $200 million to genetically engineer military dogs
Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based genetics company best known for de-extinction projects, has raised $200 million to genetically engineer dogs for military use. The funding will support efforts to breed working dogs with enhanced traits such as health, temperament and performance for defense roles. The move marks an expansion of the company's gene-editing technology into the defense sector, drawing attention to the growing overlap between biotech and military applications.