Ben Lamm is a serial entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences, a company dedicated to genetic engineering and de-extinction projects. Colossal’s mission includes bringing back extinct species like the woolly mammoth and advancing conservation efforts through cutting-edge biotechnology. www.colossal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Asian elephants are 99.6% the same as mammoths.
Mammoths were alive when we were building the pyramids.
The last mammoths went extinct about 4,000 years ago.
There is a hypothesis that mammoths ran out of access to fresh water on Wrangell Island.
The thylacine went extinct in 1936, but probably existed into the late 40s and early 50s.
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What's up, Ben?
Hey, thanks so much for having me.
My pleasure. Very nice to meet you, man.
So, why don't you, instead of me, why don't you explain to people what you do?
So, I'm the CEO and co-founder of a company called Colossal Biosciences.
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