The Cost of a Reference Genome for Elephants

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Asian elephants are 99.6% the woolly mammoth genetically, which sometimes blows my mind that the mammoths were closer genetically. It's actually closer to a mammoth than an Asian elephant is to an African elephant. So then we had to go separately and go build a reference genome for those animals. Back when Craig Venter sequenced his genome was $100 million and nine months to get his genome. And now we have human reference genomes.

In this episode, Peter and Ben discuss the possibility of bringing extinct species back to life through Ben’s startup, Colossal.

02:05 | De Extinction: Unveiling Our Future
21:10 | Gene-Swapping for Species Survival
59:32 | The Return of Extinct Species

Ben Lamm is a renowned entrepreneur and visionary in technology and AI. With successful startups like Chaotic Moon Studios and Conversable, he has made significant contributions to the industry. As the founder of Hypergiant Industries and Colossal, a venture capital-backed startup focused on genetic engineering and reproductive technology in support of George Church's de-extinction efforts, Lamm continues to push the boundaries of innovation, focusing on AI solutions and genetic engineering.

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