Colossal gene editing efficiency has risen from 15% industry / 40% internal to 90% at hundreds of edits

Colossal gene editing efficiency has risen from 15% industry / 40% internal to 90% at hundreds of edits | two years ago, three years ago we were doing victory laps when we did a couple edits... when we were doing a couple edits, we were getting like 40% efficiency... Most people are doing 15. We're we're really smart... now we're doing uh hundreds of edits at 90% efficiency. | Mammoth 2028 target; thousands-of-edits threshold

Key catalyst: Mammoth 2028 target; thousands-of-edits threshold

two years ago, three years ago we were doing victory laps when we did a couple edits... when we were doing a couple edits, we were getting like 40% efficiency... Most people are doing 15. We're we're really smart... now we're doing uh hundreds of edits at 90% efficiency.

Colossal gene editing efficiency progression (15% industry → 40% → 90% at hundreds of edits) is published in Colossal papers 2024-2025.

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