# Colossal Biosciences **Entity class:** Company **Domain:** Biotechnology / De-extinction **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition Colossal Biosciences is a biotechnology company developing genetic and reproductive technologies around de-extinction, species restoration, and conservation. ## Mechanism and significance Its work makes extinct-species reconstruction a platform question involving ancient DNA, comparative genomics, surrogate reproduction, habitat, and the definition of biological continuity. ## Relationships - **Research dossier:** [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] - **Ontology route:** [[ASI and RSI Timeline Ontology#Computational Biology and Virtual Cells|Computational Biology and Virtual Cells]] - **Primary fields:** [[AI-Driven Biology]] · [[Cellular Digital Twins]] · [[Computational Biology]] - **Adjacent concepts:** [[Programming Biology]] · [[Ecosystem Genetic Engineering]] · [[De-Extinction Technology]] · [[Federal Biotechnology Deployment]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] — immediate source for this node's role in the broadcast research map. - [Colossal Biosciences](https://colossal.com/) — primary organizational or project source. ## Evidence boundary The research dossier establishes why this entity or concept belongs in the Moonshots ontology. Time-sensitive organizational, product, policy, and performance claims should be checked against the linked primary source or a current authoritative source before reuse as settled fact.