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Ars Technica
6 months ago
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Company that plans to bring back the mammoth takes a key step

DNA editing and stem cells used to restore extinct species like the thylacine and dodo.
Colossal faces practical hurdles, like the slow reproductive biology of mammoths' closest living relatives. [ more ]
WIRED
6 months ago
OMG science

Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth

De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences aims to create 'functional mammoths' by genetic editing of Asian elephant cells.
Scientists at Colossal have achieved reprogramming of Asian elephant cells to an embryonic-like state, potentially facilitating the creation of elephant sperm and eggs in the lab. [ more ]
Ars Technica
6 months ago
OMG science

Company that plans to bring back the mammoth takes a key step

DNA editing and stem cells used to restore extinct species like the thylacine and dodo.
Colossal faces practical hurdles, like the slow reproductive biology of mammoths' closest living relatives. [ more ]
WIRED
6 months ago
OMG science

Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth

De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences aims to create 'functional mammoths' by genetic editing of Asian elephant cells.
Scientists at Colossal have achieved reprogramming of Asian elephant cells to an embryonic-like state, potentially facilitating the creation of elephant sperm and eggs in the lab. [ more ]
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Mail Online
7 months ago
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Inside the ambitious plan to 'de-extinct the Dodo'

Scientists are using stem cell technology and genome editing to 'de-extinct' the dodo, with plans to reintroduce it to Mauritius.
Colossal Biosciences aims to resurrect other extinct species like the woolly mammoth and Tasmanian tiger, partnering with conservation organizations for ecosystem restoration. [ more ]
Mail Online
2 months ago
OMG science

Scientists reconstruct chromosomes of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth

Scientists reconstructed chromosomes from a well-preserved woolly mammoth specimen excavated in Siberia in 2018, advancing efforts to potentially 'de-extinct' the species. [ more ]
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