Olivier Fedrigo (@ofedrigo) 's Twitter Profile
Olivier Fedrigo

@ofedrigo

Genomics enthusiast | Director of Genomic Resources @Colossal | Conservation, de-extinction, and evolutionary biology. Tweets are my own.

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The world’s first de-extincted animals, dire wolf brothers Romulus and Remus, were born on October 1, 2024. They are best buds, growing stronger every day, and they live together on a secure, expansive ecological preserve. And while they’re BFFs, they are being socialized with

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Dire wolf de-extinction isn’t about building a theme park, or even solely about bringing back the dire wolf. At its core, this effort is a powerful engine for innovation. It drives the development of cutting-edge research and technologies that can hopefully prevent other species

StefyyDaza (@stefyydaza) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Meet Neka Kayda, the world’s first cloned “ghost” wolf. Her DNA could help save the most endangered wolf species in the world. galvnews.com/news/dire-stra…

Stephen Turner 🦋 @stephenturner.us (@strnr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On the ancestry and evolution of the extinct dire wolf 🐺biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 🧬🖥️🧪 Sequencing data: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/PRJ…

On the ancestry and evolution of the extinct dire wolf 🐺biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 🧬🖥️🧪 

Sequencing data: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/PRJ…
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The tooth-billed pigeon, known to its home of Samoa as manumea, is critically endangered. It was last sighted in 2013. Here’s how we’re developing new technology to help find it again. 🧵🕊️

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We’ve shared the open-source code for this project here: github.com/colossal-comps… And built an interactive app you can play with here: huggingface.co/spaces/abhijan…

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This project is supported by some amazing conservation partners that we encourage everyone to follow and support: Samoa Conservation Society: samoaconservationsociety.com BirdLife International IUCN Pigeon and Dove SG

Michael Eisen (@mbeisen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Not a shock to anyone that being a conformist is the easiest way to succeed in science. And it will always be true for as long as our primary measure of success is accumulation of citations - and not actual scientific progress.

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Colossal Biosciences announced their plans to bring back the tallest bird that ever lived, which has been extinct for nearly 600 years. The giant moa. rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

Colossal Biosciences announced their plans to bring back the tallest bird that ever lived, which has been extinct for nearly 600 years. 

The giant moa. 
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Today we announce a new Colossal de-extinction project: the legendary moa of New Zealand. This new de-extinction initiative, coordinated by the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, brings the return of this legendary bird closer to reality. Hope is taking flight, even if these birds

Ben Lamm (@benlamm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to announce a project that Colossal Biosciences® has been working on in New Zealand with Peter Jackson and the Ngāi Tahu Research Center - Bringing back the South Island Giant Moa. rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…