Colossal's de-extinction campaign is built on a semantic house of cards with shoddy foundations — and the consequences are dire | Opinion "Dire wolves" created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as "the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction." But that all depends on your definition of de-extinction — and Colossal'...

I wrote an opinion piece for @livescience.com about the #ColossalBioSci dire wolf deëxtinction campaign by #BenLamm; I explore the consequences of their #DisInformation on information and scientific integrity...

www.livescience.com/animals/exti...

This was a question on my molecular ecology final exam. All of my students recognized that these were just genetically modified grey wolves. #ColossalBioSci should be ashamed of how they promoted this. But they made millions so I doubt they care.

It’s worse, it contributes to distrust in science. #ColossalBioSci didn’t once say they were transgenic grey wolves

Colossal scientist now admits they haven’t really made dire wolves Despite a huge media fanfare in which Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf, the company's chief scientist now concedes that the animals are merely modified grey wolve...

And now #ColossalBioSci admit they did not deëxtinct dire wolves, the whole thing was PR #DisInformation campaign. Extinction is (mostly) forever…

www.newscientist.com/article/2481...

Don’t fall for #ColossalBioSci and Ben Lamm’s #DisInformation campaign. As @salonnewsroom.bsky.social says, it’s a public relations stunt

The Extinction of Truth Or, a Colossal Pile of Bullshit

I've written a Substack about the #ColossalBioSci #DeExtinction #DisInformation campaign; it's focused on polluting the information landscape, rather than the underlying science (except for species concepts, I talk about them)

open.substack.com/pub/devoevom...