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Colossal Biosciences Is Making Jurassic Park Look Like a Pitch Deck
Modern biotechnology labs are driving advances in gene editing and de-extinction researchDear Cherubs, Dallas has apparently decided extinction is just a product category. Colossal Biosciences is now a billionaire-level biotech spectacle, with the company saying its latest Series C brought total funding to $615 million and ABC News reporting a roster of celebrity backers that includes Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, Paris Hilton and Peter Jackson. Dallas Innovates also reported that the CIA’s venture arm, In-Q-Tel, invested in Colossal back in 2022.
The result is a company that sounds like it was brainstormed by a film studio, a venture fund and a very committed science teacher. Colossal says it is working on de-extinction projects tied to the woolly mammoth, dodo, thylacine and dire wolf, using gene editing, synthetic biology and related conservation tools. So no, this is not literally Jurassic Park; it is more like Jurassic Park after legal review and a lot of grant money.
THE TEA, BUT WITH MICROPIPETTES
In April, Reuters reported that Colossal announced three genetically engineered wolf pups and called them the world’s first successfully “de-extincted” animals, while outside experts were more cautious and described them as genetically modified gray wolves with added dire-wolf traits. ABC News said Colossal edited gray wolf cells at multiple sites and noted the two species are about 99.5% genetically identical, which is a very impressive number and also a reminder that biology is rude and complicated.
That is the key detail the movie version never pauses for: the company is not dusting off a frozen dinosaur and pressing play. It is using ancient DNA, gene editing and surrogate biology to create something that resembles an extinct species closely enough to trigger headlines, debates and a healthy amount of side-eye. The label “de-extincted” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
WHY THE MONEY FLOWS
The money makes more sense when you look at the technology stack. Dallas Innovates reported that In-Q-Tel said its interest in Colossal was “less about the mammoths and more about the capability,” while Colossal’s own materials say the work could scale CRISPR, synthetic biology, artificial wombs and genomic preservation platforms. In other words, the extinct-animal angle is the headline; the platform is the business.
Colossal has also built a pop-culture-friendly halo around the science. Its advisory board page lists Tom Brady and George R.R. Martin among its cultural advisors, which is exactly the kind of sentence that makes the internet stop scrolling for a second. That is the trick here: make de-extinction feel part science, part blockbuster, part meme, and suddenly the cap table looks almost inevitable.
The hot take is simple: this is not a cartoonish clone factory, and it is not pure hype either. It is a very expensive attempt to push gene editing, cloning-adjacent methods and reproductive tech into territory that could one day matter for conservation as much as spectacle. The dinosaurs are still fiction, but the lab bills are extremely real.
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The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #animals #biotechnology #cia #colossalBiosciences #crispr #deExtinction #direWolf #geneEditing #inQTel #nature #news #science #syntheticBiology #texasStartup
ABC News — https://abcnews.go.com/US/dire-wolf-revived-biotech-companys-de-extinction-process/story?id=120558562
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/science/us-company-resurrects-extinct-dire-wolf-or-some-version-it-2025-04-08/
Dallas Innovates — https://dallasinnovates.com/mammoth-interest-the-cia-invests-in-dallas-based-colossal-biosciences/
Colossal Biosciences — https://colossal.com/colossal-secures-200m-to-accelerate-de-extinction-and-genomic-innovation/
Colossal Biosciences — https://colossal.com/advisors/
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Investigadores en Sudáfrica aplican tecnología de edición genética CRISPR para crear vides más resistentes https://www.vinetur.com/20260511100500/south-african-scientists-use-crispr-on-grapevines.html #CRISPR #Investigación #Genética #Vides #CambioClimático
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Investigadores en Sudáfrica aplican tecnología de edición genética CRISPR para crear vides más resistentes https://www.vinetur.com/20260511100500/south-african-scientists-use-crispr-on-grapevines.html #CRISPR #Investigación #Genética #Vides #CambioClimático
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Some gene therapies no longer require clinical trials, thanks to new FDA rule. Is this safe, and who will it help?. Via @live_science #Health ❤️🩹 🧑⚕️ #MedicalScience 💉💊🏥🩸😷 #Science #CRISPR 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬
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Myrabello heißt der erste in Europa „gecrisperte“ Weißbüschelaffe. Mit ihm entstand ein #Tiermodell, das die #Therapie menschlicher #Taubheit auf völlig neue Weise erforschbar macht. Petra Neis-Beeckmann erzählt seine Geschichte: https://www.laborjournal.de/editorials/3488.php #CRISPR #Geneediting
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To lead in global innovation, Canada must prioritize basic science
#Canada #SciencePolicy #Innovation #ResearchFunding #BasicScience #PublicInvestment #EconomicStrategy #Research #Tech #OECD #FutureOfScience #CRISPR #GlobalCompetition #Policy #mRNAVaccine
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Innovation Group Lead - Biotechnology
Brentwood SchoolThe Biotechnology Innovation Group Lead will mentor exceptional high school students working on multi-year independent study projects
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/brentwood-school-27778-innovation-group-lead-biotechnology/
#basicscienceresearch #BiologicalSciences #crispr #epigenetics #genomics #multiye...
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"La pesadilla de la edición génica", via @LQSomos
https://loquesomos.es/la-pesadilla-de-la-edicion-genica/
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Un gen revela la clave para crear viñedos compactos https://www.vinetur.com/20260505100158/researchers-identify-grapevine-dwarf-gene.html #viñedos #CRISPR #genética #viticultura #uva
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Un gen revela la clave para crear viñedos compactos https://www.vinetur.com/20260505100158/researchers-identify-grapevine-dwarf-gene.html #viñedos #CRISPR #genética #viticultura #uva
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Humanity isn’t ready for AI’s biological threat. #AIBiology #AIautomatedResearch #Anthropic #artificialintelligence #Bioterrorism #CRISPR #darioamodei #GinkgoBioworks #GPT5 #OpenAI #ProgrammableBiology #RANDCenteronAI #ScienceandTechnology #Technology #TheConversation
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Humanity isn’t ready for AI’s biological threat. #AIBiology #AIautomatedResearch #Anthropic #artificialintelligence #Bioterrorism #CRISPR #darioamodei #GinkgoBioworks #GPT5 #OpenAI #ProgrammableBiology #RANDCenteronAI #ScienceandTechnology #Technology #TheConversation
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Humanity isn’t ready for AI’s biological threat. #AIBiology #AIautomatedResearch #Anthropic #artificialintelligence #Bioterrorism #CRISPR #darioamodei #GinkgoBioworks #GPT5 #OpenAI #ProgrammableBiology #RANDCenteronAI #ScienceandTechnology #Technology #TheConversation
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Humanity isn’t ready for AI’s biological threat. #AIBiology #AIautomatedResearch #Anthropic #artificialintelligence #Bioterrorism #CRISPR #darioamodei #GinkgoBioworks #GPT5 #OpenAI #ProgrammableBiology #RANDCenteronAI #ScienceandTechnology #Technology #TheConversation
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🦠 Could we outsmart antibiotic resistance by turning bacteria against themselves?
🔗 Rational Targeting and gRNA Design for Enhancing Quorum Quenching in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0089
📚 CSBJ - A Science Partner Journal: https://spj.science.org/journal/csbj
#AntimicrobialResistance #AMR #CRISPR #GeneEditing #SyntheticBiology #SystemsBiology #Microbiology #Biotechnology #DrugResistance #QuorumSensing #Biofilms #Genomics
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🦠 Could we outsmart antibiotic resistance by turning bacteria against themselves?
🔗 Rational Targeting and gRNA Design for Enhancing Quorum Quenching in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0089
📚 CSBJ - A Science Partner Journal: https://spj.science.org/journal/csbj
#AntimicrobialResistance #AMR #CRISPR #GeneEditing #SyntheticBiology #SystemsBiology #Microbiology #Biotechnology #DrugResistance #QuorumSensing #Biofilms #Genomics
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🦠 Could we outsmart antibiotic resistance by turning bacteria against themselves?
🔗 Rational Targeting and gRNA Design for Enhancing Quorum Quenching in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0089
📚 CSBJ - A Science Partner Journal: https://spj.science.org/journal/csbj
#AntimicrobialResistance #AMR #CRISPR #GeneEditing #SyntheticBiology #SystemsBiology #Microbiology #Biotechnology #DrugResistance #QuorumSensing #Biofilms #Genomics
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🦠 Could we outsmart antibiotic resistance by turning bacteria against themselves?
🔗 Rational Targeting and gRNA Design for Enhancing Quorum Quenching in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0089
📚 CSBJ - A Science Partner Journal: https://spj.science.org/journal/csbj
#AntimicrobialResistance #AMR #CRISPR #GeneEditing #SyntheticBiology #SystemsBiology #Microbiology #Biotechnology #DrugResistance #QuorumSensing #Biofilms #Genomics
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🦠 Could we outsmart antibiotic resistance by turning bacteria against themselves?
🔗 Rational Targeting and gRNA Design for Enhancing Quorum Quenching in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0089
📚 CSBJ - A Science Partner Journal: https://spj.science.org/journal/csbj
#AntimicrobialResistance #AMR #CRISPR #GeneEditing #SyntheticBiology #SystemsBiology #Microbiology #Biotechnology #DrugResistance #QuorumSensing #Biofilms #Genomics
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Postdoctoral Scholar – Dendritic Cell Biology & Reprogramming, UCSD
University of California San DiegoJoin us as a #postdoc in #immunology studying dendritic cells and #cellidentity using #CRISPR and #singlecell genomics at UCSD.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-s...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-scholar-dendritic-cell-biology-reprogramming-ucsd/?fsp_sid=11833 -
Postdoctoral Scholar – Dendritic Cell Biology & Reprogramming, UCSD
University of California San DiegoJoin us as a #postdoc in #immunology studying dendritic cells and #cellidentity using #CRISPR and #singlecell genomics at UCSD.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-s...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-scholar-dendritic-cell-biology-reprogramming-ucsd/?fsp_sid=11833 -
Postdoctoral Scholar – Dendritic Cell Biology & Reprogramming, UCSD
University of California San DiegoJoin us as a #postdoc in #immunology studying dendritic cells and #cellidentity using #CRISPR and #singlecell genomics at UCSD.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-s...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-scholar-dendritic-cell-biology-reprogramming-ucsd/?fsp_sid=11833 -
Postdoctoral Scholar – Dendritic Cell Biology & Reprogramming, UCSD
University of California San DiegoJoin us as a #postdoc in #immunology studying dendritic cells and #cellidentity using #CRISPR and #singlecell genomics at UCSD.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-s...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-scholar-dendritic-cell-biology-reprogramming-ucsd/?fsp_sid=11833 -
Postdoctoral Scholar – Dendritic Cell Biology & Reprogramming, UCSD
University of California San DiegoJoin us as a #postdoc in #immunology studying dendritic cells and #cellidentity using #CRISPR and #singlecell genomics at UCSD.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-s...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-scholar-dendritic-cell-biology-reprogramming-ucsd/?fsp_sid=11833 -
The preachers of the Silicon Valley Church sell the harvesting of the body as “algorithmic inevitability,” promising immortality. A neat fable. Maybe they’ll keep the data lords alive for 150 years—but half of it will be Alzheimer’s. In the end, the thermodynamic hammer still falls.
#Transhumanizm #DataEngineering #CRISPR #EdgeAI #GenerativeAI #FederatedLearning #MachineLearning #DataScience #AITools #AIAutomation #CloudComputing #SyntheticData #SyntheticData #AntiHarari #MLOps #Longevity -
RE: https://journa.host/@fulelo/116481440518074271
Men whose fathers were perpetrators of #DomesticAbuse are predisposed to be perpetrators of domestic abuse. For self-preservation, women need to ‘do their own research’ in #ResistanceGenealogy before ‘tying the knot’. You will not ‘change him’, unless you are a #CRISPR chemist. 🧬 #DeplorableGene
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Postdoctoral Scholar – Dendritic Cell Biology & Reprogramming, UCSD
University of California San DiegoJoin us as a #postdoc in #immunology studying dendritic cells and #cellidentity using #CRISPR and #singlecell genomics at UCSD.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-s...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-scholar-dendritic-cell-biology-reprogramming-ucsd/?fsp_sid=11497 -
Postdoctoral Scholar – Dendritic Cell Biology & Reprogramming, UCSD
University of California San DiegoJoin us as a #postdoc in #immunology studying dendritic cells and #cellidentity using #CRISPR and #singlecell genomics at UCSD.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-s...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-scholar-dendritic-cell-biology-reprogramming-ucsd/?fsp_sid=11497 -
Postdoctoral Scholar – Dendritic Cell Biology & Reprogramming, UCSD
University of California San DiegoJoin us as a #postdoc in #immunology studying dendritic cells and #cellidentity using #CRISPR and #singlecell genomics at UCSD.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-s...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-scholar-dendritic-cell-biology-reprogramming-ucsd/?fsp_sid=11497 -
Postdoctoral Scholar – Dendritic Cell Biology & Reprogramming, UCSD
University of California San DiegoJoin us as a #postdoc in #immunology studying dendritic cells and #cellidentity using #CRISPR and #singlecell genomics at UCSD.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-s...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-scholar-dendritic-cell-biology-reprogramming-ucsd/?fsp_sid=11497 -
Postdoctoral Scholar – Dendritic Cell Biology & Reprogramming, UCSD
University of California San DiegoJoin us as a #postdoc in #immunology studying dendritic cells and #cellidentity using #CRISPR and #singlecell genomics at UCSD.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-s...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-scholar-dendritic-cell-biology-reprogramming-ucsd/?fsp_sid=11497 -
https://www.europesays.com/fr/881787/ Cancer : une nouvelle approche génétique cible les cellules malades sans toucher aux autres #ADN #ADNTumoral #cancer #cellules #CellulesCancéreuses #CellulesHumaines #chimiothérapie #CRISPR #CRISPRCas9 #FR #France #Health #MéthylationDeL'ADN #Santé #ThérapieGénique
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https://www.europesays.com/be-fr/80465/ une nouvelle approche génétique cible les cellules malades sans toucher aux autres #ADN #ADNTumoral #BE #BEFr #Belgique #Belgium #cancer #Cellules #CellulesCancéreuses #CellulesHumaines #chimiothérapie #CRISPR #CRISPRCas9 #Health #MéthylationDeL'ADN #Santé #ThérapieGénique
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https://www.europesays.com/ch-fr/96289/ Une nouvelle étude révèle l’enzyme CRISPR qui répond à la méthylation de l’ADN humain #CRISPR #étude #Health #humain #l39ADN #l39enzyme #méthylation #nouvelle #qui #répond #révèle #Santé #Suisse #Une
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Pandemic (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery) "This extraordinary molecule can be custom-tailored to seek out and alter genes in plants or animals" Sale: $11.99 to $2.99 by Robin Cook Rating: 4.2/5 (3,233 Reviews) #MedicalThriller #GeneEditing #CRISPR #Thriller #BookSky
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NIH-funded breakthrough shrinks CRISPR for precision delivery in the body
Monday, April 13, 2026 Smaller gene-editing system could expand treatment options for cancer, ALS and other diseases. A National…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #breakthrough #crispr #delivery #funded #NIGMS #NIH #Precision
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NIH-funded breakthrough shrinks CRISPR for precision delivery in the body
Monday, April 13, 2026 Smaller gene-editing system could expand treatment options for cancer, ALS and other diseases. A National…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #breakthrough #crispr #delivery #funded #NIGMS #NIH #Precision
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#FoodSafety: Bread made from gene-edited wheat showed much reduced levels of acrylamide, a common but toxic and probably carcinogenic compound. Conventional breeding would unlikely deliver similar improvements: www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/ultra-l... #Wheat #CRISPR #GeneEditing #PlantBreeding #Health
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#FoodSafety: Bread made from gene-edited wheat showed much reduced levels of acrylamide, a common but toxic and probably carcinogenic compound. Conventional breeding would unlikely deliver similar improvements: www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/ultra-l... #Wheat #CRISPR #GeneEditing #PlantBreeding #Health
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✂️ Gene Editing - Mar 2026
• YOLT-101 gene therapy cuts LDL cholesterol in familial hypercholesterolemia
• Adenine base editors show enhanced on-target editing capabilities
• TnpB editors surpass existing compact editors in plants
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Researches have found that heart failure is associated with genetically controlled decreases in the activitiy of a specific transcription factor (KLF15). CRISPR-based gene activation was successful at reversing this genetic switch in mice.
Summary: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-gene-falters-heart-failure-crispr.html
Original paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-026-02593-9
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MIT ujawnia: radykalne startupy z Doliny Krzemowej rozważają tworzenie „bezmózgich klonów” jako magazynów narządów
Nie ma dowodów na to, że takie eksperymenty są już prowadzone na ludziach – ale samo to, że poważnie się je planuje i szuka na nie funduszy, budzi grozę.
Śledztwo przeprowadzone przez prestiżowy magazyn MIT Technology Review obnaża mroczną debatę toczącą się w kuluarach środowisk „longevity”. Dziennikarze ujawnili istnienie startupów, które za zamkniętymi drzwiami forsują wizję tworzenia genetycznie zmodyfikowanych, pozbawionych świadomości ludzkich klonów. Ich jedynym celem ma być służenie jako biologiczny „magazyn części zamiennych”.
Dolina Krzemowa od lat pompuje miliardy dolarów w technologie mające wydłużyć ludzkie życie. Wokół tej obietnicy wyrosło jednak radykalne środowisko (często określające się mianem transhumanistów), które w pogoni za długowiecznością jest gotowe przesuwać granice, które dotąd wydawały się nienaruszalne. Raport Antonio Regalado z MIT Technology Review pokazuje, jak daleko sięgają te wizje.
Publiczna przykrywka, ukryta mapa drogowa
W centrum śledztwa znalazła się firma R3 Bio z siedzibą w Richmond w Kalifornii, która przez lata działała ukrywając swoje poczynania przed opinią publiczną. Niedawno wyszła z cienia, ogłaszając, że pozyskała finansowanie (m.in. od znanego inwestora Tima Drapera) na stworzenie pozbawionych kory mózgowej makaków. Zwierzęta te miałyby pełnić rolę „worków na narządy”, co według twórców miałoby stanowić „etyczną” alternatywę dla tradycyjnych testów na świadomych zwierzętach.
Jednak, jak dowodzą dziennikarze MIT Technology Review, którzy dotarli do poufnych prezentacji i dokumentów dla inwestorów, eksperymenty na zwierzętach to tylko zasłona dymna i przystanek na o wiele bardziej radykalnej mapie drogowej. Założyciel R3 Bio, John Schloendorn, od dawna forsuje plan docelowy: hodowlę „bezmózgich klonów” ludzi dla najbogatszych pacjentów, którzy potrzebowaliby idealnie zgodnych genetycznie narządów.
Pytanie o wykonalność tego pomysłu trzeba postawić jasno od razu: droga od szalonych prezentacji w salach konferencyjnych do jakiejkolwiek medycznej realizacji jest bardzo daleka. Dziennikarze podkreślają, że nie ma dowodów, by ktokolwiek spróbował sklonować człowieka, a samo klonowanie naczelnych (udane po raz pierwszy w Chinach w 2018 roku) jest wciąż procesem niezwykle wadliwym.
Przepis na prywatną farmę narządów
Niemniej jednak, mechanizm proponowany przez zwolenników tego rozwiązania opiera się na istniejącej wiedzy biologicznej. Zgodnie z koncepcjami przedstawianymi inwestorom, plan zakłada:
- Sklonowanie pacjenta: wykorzystanie DNA klienta do stworzenia jego dokładnej kopii genetycznej (gwarantującej brak odrzutów przy przeszczepie).
- Genetyczne uszkodzenie mózgu: użycie technologii edycji genów (np. CRISPR) na etapie wczesnego rozwoju, by celowo zapobiec wykształceniu się u klona kory mózgowej. Inspiracją dla twórców jest hydranencefalia – rzeczywista, tragiczna wada wrodzona, w której dzieci rodzą się bez półkul mózgowych.
- Wynajęcie surogatek: ponieważ sztuczne macice to wciąż fikcja naukowa, pierwsze pokolenia takich klonów musiałyby być noszone przez kobiety, którym płacono by za donoszenie celowo uszkodzonego płodu.
- Wegetacja pod respiratorem: urodzone w ten sposób ciało byłoby podłączone do aparatury podtrzymującej życie, by rosnąć w oczekiwaniu, aż „oryginał” będzie potrzebował nowej wątroby, nerek czy serca.
Strach przed opinią publiczną
Raport MIT ujawnia również istnienie drugiego startupu, Kind Biotechnology. Firma ta w zgłoszeniach patentowych wprost opisuje i pokazuje wizualizacje zwierząt (myszy, ale też w domyśle naczelnych) pozbawionych twarzy i większości układu nerwowego, pełniących funkcję „rosnących samodzielnie worków narządów”.
Dlaczego dyskusje te toczą się w ścisłej tajemnicy? Wspomniane środowisko doskonale zdaje sobie sprawę z tego, że społeczna akceptowalność takich działań jest tu barierą równie wysoką (jeżeli nie wyższą) co sama biologia. Podczas zamkniętego spotkania z inwestorami, cytowana w raporcie osoba przyznała wprost, że plan musi pozostać ukryty: „Gdyby to wyszło na jaw, wybuchłby ogromny sprzeciw (…). Musimy działać w tajemnicy, dopóki technologia nie będzie gotowa, a społeczeństwo nie oswoi się z tematem, rozwiązując [najpierw] problem braku narządów u zwierząt”.
Ostrzeżenia naukowców
Większość świata naukowego reaguje na takie wizje jednoznacznie. Jose Cibelli, badacz zajmujący się klonowaniem z Michigan State University, na którego powołuje się MIT, pyta wprost: „Jak udowodnić bezpieczeństwo, gdy twoim celem jest stworzenie nienormalnego człowieka? Jak przekonać kobietę do noszenia tak uszkodzonego płodu? Są granice wyobraźni, a to jest granica tworzenia istoty ludzkiej, która nie jest człowiekiem”. Z kolei neurobiolodzy przypominają o niezwykle niebezpiecznym założeniu twórców „bezmózgich klonów”: sam rozwój pnia mózgu, niezbędnego do podstawowego podtrzymania funkcji biologicznych ciała, może generować elementarne formy świadomości i odczuwania bólu. To z kolei czyniłoby pobieranie narządów od takiego klona morderstwem z premedytacją.
Raport MIT Technology Review to fascynująca, ale i przerażająca diagnoza stanu części technologicznych elit z Doliny Krzemowej. Pokazuje, że w obsesyjnej walce ze śmiercią i chorobami, wąska grupa wizjonerów traktuje etykę jako kolejną techniczną przeszkodę, którą można pominąć w drodze do upragnionego celu.
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✂️This comprehensive validation of CasY7 across 942 #transgenic #plants confirmed robust editing in #maize, #rice, and #wheat, establishing CasY7 as a high-efficiency addition to the #CRISPR toolkit.
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CRISPR-Cas9: targeted cutting → knockout or insertion
Base editing: single-nucleotide changes, no double-strand breaks
Prime editing: insert, delete, or replace sequences with precision
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In an online survey in Spain (n=500), participants prioritised pesticide reduction when assessing potential benefits of #CRISPR. Two groups emerged: one motivated by environmental #sustainability, the other by health and sensory quality: doi.org/10.1186/s401... #GeneEditing #PlantBreeding #Health
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In an online survey in Spain (n=500), participants prioritised pesticide reduction when assessing potential benefits of #CRISPR. Two groups emerged: one motivated by environmental #sustainability, the other by health and sensory quality: doi.org/10.1186/s401... #GeneEditing #PlantBreeding #Health
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In an online survey in Spain (n=500), participants prioritised pesticide reduction when assessing potential benefits of #CRISPR. Two groups emerged: one motivated by environmental #sustainability, the other by health and sensory quality: doi.org/10.1186/s401... #GeneEditing #PlantBreeding #Health
Which traits drive consumer pr... -
In an online survey in Spain (n=500), participants prioritised pesticide reduction when assessing potential benefits of #CRISPR. Two groups emerged: one motivated by environmental #sustainability, the other by health and sensory quality: doi.org/10.1186/s401... #GeneEditing #PlantBreeding #Health
Which traits drive consumer pr...