Nutria, an invasive species, has caused erosion and loss of habitat in California and approximately 19 other states.

When mice find a fellow member of their species unconscious, they appear to administer first-aid by licking at the face […] ...

However, the "woolly mice" with the mammoth-style variant of FABP2 did not show significant differences in body mass compared to regular lab mice. What would it mean to de-extinct a species? This work ...

Emily Roycroft receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Programme, and the Australian Academy of Science. US company Colossal Biosciences has ...

Colossal Biosciences leaders say the fluffy, golden-haired mice help validate their technique to “de-extinct” species, but ...

Scientists have successfully created genetically modified mice with woolly mammoth traits, a significant step in ...

24 Facebook post advising people to start hunting and eating nutria, a big, semi-aquatic rodent native to South America. “It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week and this year, please ...

The study showed that mice reacting to unconscious peers acted instinctively in an emergency rather than out of curiosity.

The little rodents' genes were edited to exhibit traits associated with a woolly mammoth genome—including fluffy, dirty-blonde fur.

The mice were created by Colossal Biosciences, which edits DNA for species conservation, and has been working to bring back the woolly mammoth since 2021.

Biotech company Colossal Biosciences unveiled plans in 2021 to revive the woolly mammoth - and later the dodo bird.