CIA's brand new mission! Backs firm that aims to 'genetically resurrect woolly mammoth', read details

The United States' first line of defense, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has recently shown a renewed interest in natural history. Although the CIA is not usually renowned for dealing with extinct animals, according to a recent report, Colossal Biosciences, a biotechnology company based in Dallas, Texas, is trying to save the woolly mammoth from extinction and has gotten financial help from the agency.

According to the sources, the company also has investors, including Paris Hilton, Tony Robbins, Winklevoss Capital, and Peter Thiel.

In-Q-Tel, Colossal's new investor, is listed as a nonprofit venture capital organization with the agency. Recently, the company has shown interest in DNA sequencing and biotechnology.


Between 5 million and 4,000 years ago, enormous, hairy elephant-like beasts known as mammoths roamed the earth. Around the time the Great Pyramids of Egypt were being constructed, the Ice Age glaciers began to retreat, and the mammoths went extinct.

The report added that they have consistently caught the attention of people who want to bring back extinct animals, mainly because scientists could decipher the mammoth's genome using DNA obtained from mummified bones.


Frequently Asked Questions

How do the researchers plan to revive extinct species?
Researchers aim to use CRISPR gene editing to bring back extinct animals like mammoths and Tasmanian tigers. CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.

Why does the Colossal want to revive the woolly mammoths from extinction?

According to Colossal, the return of the mammoth would help to halt the emission of greenhouse gases locked in the permafrost of the Arctic. Additionally, it would protect living elephants from extinction.