# Colossal

Colossal Biosciences secures significant funding for de-extinction projects, while AI advancements spark both excitement and ethical debates.

### About Colossal
Colossal refers to a biotechnology company focused on de-extinction and genetic engineering, as well as a general term for something of immense size or scale.  

### Top Colossal News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"Colossal Biosciences gets $60M from UAE building modern-day Noahs Ark in Dubai Dallas de-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences announced a $60 million investment from the United Arab Emirates and the first location of its planned"  
[News Link](https://www.dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/2026/02/02/de-extinction-firm-colossal-gets-60m-from-uae-building-modern-day-noahs-ark-in-dubai/) [@dallasnews](/creator/x/dallasnews) 2026-02-04T04:20Z 776.6K followers, [----] engagements


"A Colossal Squid Has Been Filmed in the Deep Sea for the First Time Scientific American A colossal squid was filmed for the first time in its natural habitat near the South Sandwich Islands during a recent expedition and it turned out to be a baby"  
[News Link](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-colossal-squid-has-been-filmed-in-the-deep-sea-for-the-first-time/) [@BBCNews](/creator/x/BBCNews) 2025-04-15T20:47Z 4.3M followers, 1.9M engagements


"Kowloon Walled City: It was the densest place on Earth CNN Picture a colossal empire of little houses stacked on top of each other. That was Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong. Now demolished it lives on in memory"  
[News Link](https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/kowloon-walled-city/index.html) [@CNN](/creator/x/CNN) 2024-09-28T17:00Z 61.1M followers, 538.9K engagements


"The Nastiest Feud in Science A Princeton geologist has endured decades of ridicule for arguing that the fifth extinction was caused not by an asteroid but by a series of colossal volcanic eruptions. But shes reopened that debate"  
[News Link](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/dinosaur-extinction-debate/565769/) [@TheAtlantic](/creator/x/TheAtlantic) 2018-09-25T13:50Z 1.9M followers, 2.9M engagements



### Top Colossal Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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"December [----] a magnetara hyper-magnetized neutron starnamed SGR 1806-20 unleashed one of the most ferocious outbursts ever recorded in our galaxy. From roughly [-----] light-years away (halfway across the Milky Way) this colossal gamma-ray flare slammed into Earth on December [--] briefly turning night-side upper atmosphere into something resembling daytime.The blast was mind-boggling: in just [---] seconds it released more energy than our Sun will emit over the next [------] years. Gamma rays flooded the planet saturating detectors on at least [--] spacecraft (including NASA's Swift which wasn't even"  
[X Link](https://x.com/konstructivizm/status/2018947632194789637) [@konstructivizm](/creator/x/konstructivizm) 2026-02-04T07:20Z 838.4K followers, 10.2K engagements


"We had an inspiring and productive week during the World Economic Forum (@wef) A major highlight was the WEF Accredited Programme which we proudly co-hosted with @colossal and Franklin Templeton (@FTI_Global) to bring together thought leaders and spark meaningful conversations. Our leadership team @ysiu @EvanAuyang @alanlau999 and @viewfromhk was joined by Hong Kongs Financial Secretary The Honourable Paul Chan Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson Colossal CEO @BenLamm and other visionary builders to discuss how tokenization is reshaping global capital markets. Until next time. #WEF2026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/animocabrands/status/2018927647120617602) [@animocabrands](/creator/x/animocabrands) 2026-02-04T06:00Z 316.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@Graham_Mark_E The funniest thing is that everyone who actually uses the term Dunning-Kruger effect ends up being a colossal retard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/cimmerian_v/status/2018907814224392575) [@cimmerian_v](/creator/x/cimmerian_v) 2026-02-04T04:41Z 39.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@LauraLoomer @DanBilzerian @RepThomasMassie What a colossal douche-nozel you are are Danny. Keep brown nosing your RINO buddy. Laura has more testosterone in her pinky than your entire family"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DavidWohl/status/2018896270698651724) [@DavidWohl](/creator/x/DavidWohl) 2026-02-04T03:55Z 62.5K followers, [---] engagements

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