Controversy
Status:Open

Will the Woolly Mammoth be Resurrected by 2028?

Jack Tseng
Eriona Hysolli
Beth Shapiro
Joseph Frederickson
Ben Lamm
Brian Klaas
George Church
Mary Beth Griggs
Jeremy Austin
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Claims

Beth Shapiro
Beth Shapiro"It feels to me that a mammoth is a long way in the future."Sep 14, 2021
Jeremy Austin
Jeremy Austin"Mammoth de-extinction is more about media attention for the scientists and less about doing serious science."Oct 04, 2024
Joseph Frederickson
Joseph Frederickson"Is this [the restoration of woolly mammoths] going to happen anytime soon? The answer is absolutely not."Sep 14, 2021
Eriona Hysolli
Eriona Hysolli"That timeline [2028 for the birth of the first mammoth calves] hasn't changed."Apr 19, 2024
Ben Mezrich
Ben Mezrich"The stuff in "Jurassic Park" is now possible."May 13, 2022
George Church
George Church"Our goal is to make a cold-resistant elephant, but it is going to look and behave like a mammoth."Sep 15, 2021
Ben Lamm
Ben Lamm"We are 100 percent confident [we can bring back] the Tasmanian tiger, the dodo, and the mammoth."Apr 08, 2024
Colossal Biosciences Inc.
Colossal Biosciences Inc."Our first mammoth calves will be born in 2028."Mar 05, 2024
Mary Beth Griggs
Mary Beth Griggs"[N]o one is actually going to bring mammoths back."Feb 17, 2017
George Church
George Church"I think the first engineered elephant will be the major milestone and that may be consistent with Ben's (Lamm) prediction of six years from 2021."Mar 09, 2024
Ben Lamm
Ben Lamm"We have set a date of late 2028 for our first mammoth and we are on track."Oct 01, 2024
Brian Klaas
Brian Klaas"In 2028, if all goes according to plan, a six-foot-five narcoleptic scientist with a bushy white beard will resurrect the first living woolly mammoth in 4,000 years."Oct 07, 2024
Jack Tseng
Jack Tseng"I think it's [bringing back woolly mammoth] definitely within the technology."Sep 17, 2021
Jack Tseng
Jack Tseng"Scientifically, they're not bringing back the woolly mammoth, it's actually like creating a genetically modified elephant."Sep 17, 2021
George Church
George Church"We are not trying to make mammoths."Sep 30, 2021
Ben Lamm
Ben Lamm"It's a realistic goal [bringing back wolly mammoth by 2028] based on where we are today."Mar 16, 2023
Ben Lamm
Ben Lamm"We have set a date of late 2028 for our first [woolly] mammoth."Oct 04, 2024

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