Colossal Biosciences’ Thylacine Gene-Editing Technologies Provide Hope for Australia’s Endangered Northern Quoll

MELBOURNE, Australia & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today scientists from Colossal Biosciences, the world’s first de-extinction company, and the University of Melbourne announce a major step forward in the effort to save Australia’s endangered northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) from the invasive cane toad. The two organizations have performed genetic engineering with proprietary tools, to introduce genetic resistance in marsupial cells against the cane toad toxin. This is a crucial step towards a