Woolly mammoths - which have been extinct for thousands of years - could soon be brought back to life, with scientists setting their sights on 'de-extincting' the ancient elephant species ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

The woolly mammoth’s DNA is a 99.6% match of the Asian elephant, which leads Colossal to believe it’s well on its way toward achieving its goal. “In the minds of many, this creature is gone ...

It’s one small step for mice, one giant leap for mammoth-kind. Scientists endeavoring to “de-extinct” woolly mammoths through genetic modification have taken a meaningful step toward ...

The woolly mammoth is not the only extinct animal Colossal intends to revive. Another is the thylacine (also known as the "Tasmanian wolf" or "Tasmanian tiger") a carnivorous marsupial that became ...

Company creates 'woolly mouse' in quest to bring back mammoths. Turns out, it's really cute. "They are much cuter than we thought they would be," Ben Lamm, co-founder and CEO of Colossal, told USA ...

Scientists have made a leap in genetic engineering by pushing elephant cells into an embryonic-like state. This marks a major step toward recreating traits of the extinct woolly mammoth, offering ...

Though woolly mammoths, a.k.a. cold-tolerant elephant-mammoth hybrids, are still a ways off, the two woolly mice leapfrogging each other in a tank in Dallas are small breakthroughs for Colossal.

Woolly mammoths have become the poster child for de-extinction. The giant land mammals have long held our intrigue and ...

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