Cloning
Process of producing individual organisms with identical genomes
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| April 2025 |
De-extinction
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences and Zoological Survey of India announce plans to revive and rewild the Indian cheetah through genome editing, using African cheetahs as surrogates.
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| April 7 2025 |
De-extinction
Colossal Biosciences announces the birth of three genetically modified wolf pups with anatomical features approximating dire wolves, though not using actual ancient dire wolf DNA.
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| March 2025 |
De-extinction
Colossal Biosciences, founded by George Church and funded by Ben Lamm, announced the birth of woolly mice with mammoth-like traits such as cold tolerance and long, shaggy fur, indicating progress towards mammoth de-extinction.
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| 2025 |
De-extinction
Original goal for passenger pigeon de-extinction captive breeding missed.
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| 2025 |
De-extinction
Tauros Programme and Rewilding Europe plan to release recreated aurochs-like cattle into select areas of Europe and seek protected wildlife species status.
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| January 2025 |
De-extinction
Colossal Biosciences and University of Melbourne claim to have developed an artificial marsupial womb to advance thylacine de-extinction and marsupial conservation efforts.
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| 2024 |
De-extinction
Nuclear genome of the Bluebuck was sequenced by University of Potsdam and Colossal Biosciences.
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| 2024 |
De-extinction
The planted seed, named Sheba, reached maturity and is believed to be a potentially new species of Commiphora, possibly the ancient Judean balsam with legendary healing properties.
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| 2024 |
De-extinction
BioRescue Team and Colossal Biosciences plan to implement 30 northern white rhinoceros embryos, using egg cells from Najin and Fatu and preserved sperm from deceased male individuals, to be implanted into female southern white rhinoceros.
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| October 2024 |
De-extinction
Colossal claims to have reconstructed a 99.9% complete thylacine genome from a 110-year-old preserved skull, though data remains unpublished.
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| October 2024 |
De-extinction
Colossal Biosciences announces the Colossal Foundation, which includes the ivory-billed woodpecker as one of its conservation and potential de-extinction projects.
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| October 2024 |
De-extinction
Revive & Restore collaborated with Applied Ecological Institute to simulate forest disturbances in Wisconsin, testing potential ecological impacts of reintroduced passenger pigeons.
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| October 2024 |
De-extinction
Colossal Biosciences launched their Colossal Foundation, with a project focusing on the conservation and potential revival of the vaquita.
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| April 15 2024 |
De-extinction
Revive & Restore, a non-profit organization, announced the early stages of potential de-extinction plans for the Xerces blue butterfly species.
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| 2023 |
De-extinction
Continued importation of African cheetahs to India as part of the ecological restoration efforts.
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| 2023 |
De-extinction
Seeds from the Millennium Seed Bank successfully germinated and the York groundsel becomes the first extinct species to be revived and reintroduced into its native range in York, England.
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| 2023 |
De-extinction
The recently discovered female turtle was found dead, further diminishing the species' breeding prospects.
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| November 2023 |
De-extinction
Scientists sequenced the woolly rhinoceros genome from cave hyena faeces and frozen specimens.
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| June 2023 |
Hwang affair
Netflix released the documentary film 'King of Clones', documenting Hwang Woo-suk's scientific misconduct scandal and providing an in-depth exploration of the events surrounding his fraudulent research.
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| January 2023 |
De-extinction
Colossal Biosciences announced their de-extinction project to revive the dodo, aiming to restore biodiversity to Mauritius and transform the bird's status from a symbol of extinction to a potential conservation success.
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| 2022 |
De-extinction
African cheetahs are first imported to India as an ecological proxy for the locally extinct Indian cheetah subspecies.
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| November 2022 |
De-extinction
A Russian scientific team funded by Sergei Bachin initiates a project to revive and reintroduce the Steller's sea cow to its historical 18th-century range, with the goal of restoring the kelp forest ecosystem.
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| August 2022 |
De-extinction
University of Melbourne and Colossal Biosciences announce a partnership to accelerate thylacine de-extinction through genetic modification of the fat-tailed dunnart.
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| March 2022 |
De-extinction
Researchers discovered that Maclear's rat shares approximately 95% of its genes with the living brown rat, potentially opening the possibility of de-extinction efforts.
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| 2021 |
De-extinction
Scientists successfully sequence the complete nuclear genome of the Steller's sea cow, providing a crucial genetic foundation for potential de-extinction efforts.
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| June 2021 |
De-extinction
The female Judean date palm named Hannah produces dates, marking a significant milestone in the de-extinction project. The harvested fruits are now being studied for their properties and nutritional values.
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| 2020 |
De-extinction
A mummified Homotherium latidens cub was discovered in Yakutia, Russia.
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| 2020 |
De-extinction
A female Yangtze giant softshell turtle was discovered in the wild, briefly reigniting hope for the species' survival.
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| April 8 2020 |
De-extinction
Germ cells are collected from greater prairie chicken eggs at Texas A&M as part of de-extinction efforts for the heath hen.
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| 2019 |
De-extinction
Full genome of the Carolina parakeet was sequenced, making it a potential candidate for de-extinction.
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| April 2019 |
De-extinction
The female turtle at Suzhou Zoo died after another failed artificial insemination attempt.
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| January 2018 |
Somatic cell nuclear transfer
Scientists in Shanghai successfully cloned two female crab-eating macaques named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua using foetal nuclei through somatic cell nuclear transfer.
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| 2017 |
De-extinction
A breeding programme was established to revive the Floreana giant tortoise subspecies through back breeding of hybrids to regain their genetic purity.
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| December 2017 |
De-extinction
Full nuclear genome of the thylacine successfully sequenced and published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, marking a critical first step towards potential de-extinction.
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| 2015 |
De-extinction
Methuselah produces viable pollen and successfully pollinates female date palms, demonstrating the reproductive capability of the de-extinct species.
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| 2015 |
De-extinction
Forecast made for passenger pigeon de-extinction, with initial plans to have a hybrid ready for captive breeding by 2025 and release into the wild by 2030.
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| July 2015 |
De-extinction
Female turtle laid 89 eggs following artificial insemination, but all eggs were unviable.
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| May 2015 |
De-extinction
First artificial insemination attempt performed on the species.
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| 2014 |
De-extinction
Revive & Restore non-profit organization holds a community meeting on Martha's Vineyard to announce their project to revive the heath hen and restore sandplain grasslands.
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| April 2014 |
De-extinction
The Species Survival Commission (SSC) established a De-extinction Task Force to draft Guiding Principles on Creating Proxies of Extinct Species for Conservation Benefit, addressing the emerging technological potential for recreating extinct species.
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| March 2014 |
De-extinction
The Russian Association of Medical Anthropologists reported on the potential of the 2013 mammoth blood sample for cloning purposes.
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| 2013 |
De-extinction
Australian scientists successfully created a living embryo from preserved genetic material of the extinct Gastric-brooding frog, marking a significant milestone in de-extinction research using somatic-cell nuclear transfer techniques.
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| 2013 |
De-extinction
Blood was recovered from a frozen mammoth carcass, providing a potential opportunity for mammoth cloning.
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| 2013 |
De-extinction
The Rastreador Brasileiro was successfully de-extinct through preservation breeding from descendants of the final original members and was relisted by the FCI.
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| December 2013 |
De-extinction
Scientists announce plans to again attempt to resurrect the Pyrenean ibex through cloning techniques.
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| 2012 |
De-extinction
Floreana and Volcán Wolf tortoise hybrids were discovered on Isabela Island, suggesting some genetic material of the presumed extinct subspecies survived.
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| 2012 |
De-extinction
Plans are developed to crossbreed the male Methuselah palm with the Hayani date palm from Egypt, with the goal of generating fruit by 2022.
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| 2011 |
De-extinction
Japanese scientists publicly announced plans to clone mammoths within six years.
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| 2010 |
De-extinction
An attempt was made to revive the Hyophorbe amaricaulis palm through in vitro germination, where embryos were extracted from seeds and grown in tissue culture. The seedlings survived for only three months.
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