Biotech

Below is a collection of every Biotech article by The Information.
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Biotech

Why the Woolly Mammoth Startup Felt It Needed to Hire a Hollywood Director

By Abram Brown · Mar 22, 2025 6:00am PDT
A while back, Thomas Tull, billionaire Hollywood mogul turned venture capitalist, invited a group of friends to a rodeo in Dallas. One of those people was Ben Lamm, co-founder of Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based startup backed by Tull that hopes to resurrect the woolly mammoth. Another was Mike Dougherty, a director who has made several... A while back, Thomas Tull, billionaire Hollywood mogul turned venture capitalist, invited a group...
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Biotech

A Better Brain Chip Than Elon Musk’s?

By Akash Pasricha · Nov 2, 2024 5:00am PDT · 2 comments
Shortly after 2 a.m. on a Saturday in a midtown Manhattan sports bar packed with Aussies, Dr. Tom Oxley was feeling stunned. The underdog Brisbane Lions, his longtime favorite Australian rules football club, was up 73 to 27 against the Sydney Swans going into the second half of the championship match. “It’s a good start,” Oxley... Shortly after 2 a.m. on a Saturday in a midtown Manhattan sports bar packed with Aussies, Dr. Tom...