Colossal Biosciences has reported a significant advancement in its goal of de-extinction with the development of gene-edited 'woolly mice'. These mice incorporate mammoth-like traits through genetic modifications. According to Colossal's CEO, Ben Lamm, this is a critical step towards transforming Asian elephants by incorporating certain traits from woolly mammoths. However, experts in genetics express skepticism, suggesting that the creation of these mice does not constitute a genuine leap towards achieving mammoth de-extinction, as they are essentially just modified mice.
"The Colossal Woolly Mouse marks a watershed moment in our de-extinction mission," said Ben Lamm, Colossal's co-founder and chief executive.
"It's far away from making a mammoth or a 'mammoth mouse'," says Stephan Riesenberg, a genome engineer at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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