American company Warhound has announced the launch of an ambitious development program for a production line of genetically modified dogs. The main goal of this project is to improve canine performance to facilitate specific missions, including search and rescue operations or explosive detection, according to a press release from the company. [2]
The project is initiated by the Texas-based company Warhound, co-founded by Ben Lamm of biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences and Palmer Luckey, founder of defense technology company Anduril. To kick off the initial stages of development, the startup raised $200 million from various investors. [2]
The deadline for delivering the first genetically modified dogs is set at two years from the start of the program. Investors and company managers have stated that the raised capital is intended to initiate the technical processes necessary to achieve this objective. [2]
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