""I love my animals," Brady said in a statement released by the company. "They mean the world to me and my family. A few years ago, I worked with Colossal and leveraged their non-invasive cloning technology through a simple blood draw of our family's elderly dog before she passed. The dog is a pitbull mix. Lua was adopted by Brady and his former wife, Giselle Bundchen. The couple divorced in 2022. Lua died in December 2023."
"Brady made the announcement on the same day that Colossal Biosciences, a venture capital-backed biotech start-up, made an acquisition of another animal cloning firm, Viagen Pets and Equine. Colossal, which aims to "fix" de-extinction among other goals, is said to be valued at $10 billion -- and this is its first major acquisition. Colossal uses genetic engineering and cloning with a goal of reviving extinct species."
"In late 2024, Colossal said it used cloning and gene editing to birth three dire wolf pups. The dire wolf was previously extinct. Several groups, including the International Union for Conservation of Nature, disputed the claim."
Tom Brady announced that his current dog, Junie, is a clone of his late dog Lua. Brady said he and Colossal used non-invasive cloning technology via a simple blood draw from the family's elderly dog before she passed. Lua was a pitbull mix adopted with his former wife, Gisele Bündchen; Lua died in December 2023. The announcement coincided with Colossal Biosciences' acquisition of Viagen Pets and Equine. Colossal is valued at about $10 billion and pursues genetic engineering and cloning to revive extinct species. Colossal previously said it used cloning and gene editing to birth three dire wolf pups, a claim disputed by several groups including the IUCN.
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