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A biotech startup helmed by provocative Harvard geneticist George Church has secured $15 million in funding to bring back woolly mammoths.

Big Fellas

Remember that movie “Jurassic Park”?

George Church Has Raised $15M to Bring an Elephant-Mammoth Hybrid to Life. Could It Actually Work?

A genetic sequencing startup is putting famed geneticist George Church's own DNA for sale as an NFT.

DNA 4 Sale

Genetics

This professor's entire genetic sequence is being put up for auction.

A Harvard Scientist Is Selling His Genetic Code as an NFT

Using just a pipette and a magnetic stirring device, a ragtag group of scientists is attempting to fast track the development of a COVID vaccine.

Self Experimentation

Treatments

Nobody knows if it actually works or not — but they're passing it around like a party drug.

These Scientists Are Testing an Experimental COVID Vaccine on Themselves

Geneticist George Church is creating a DNA-based dating app that matches people based on their likelihood of not passing genetic diseases to offspring.

Swab and Swipe

He thinks it could lead to the elimination of all genetic diseases.

Famous Geneticist's Dating App Would Match Users Based on DNA

Harvard geneticist George Church explains why he built a database of protective and harmful gene variations, and predicts how it could improve medicine.

Inside Look

The "beneficial mutations" database, explained.

George Church Told Us Why He's Listing Superhuman Gene Hacks

A new startup called Nebula Genomics wants to reward you for your genomic data in the form of "Nebula credits." But will those ever be worth anything?

DNA Dollars

But don't expect to be paid in U.S. dollars.

This Blockchain Startup Wants to Pay You for Your DNA Data

Genetic engineering isn't known for its ability to scale.

Glimpse: How An Army of Resurrected Mammoths Could Curb Global Warming

All dogs are good dogs. But, at least for now, not all dogs are young dogs. 

De-Aging Doggo: Harvard Startup Wants to Give Goodest Dogs Longer Lives

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