How incredible would it be to have the woolly mammoth walk among us. Of course, no one wants a T-Rex, or a pterodactyl brought to life, but a woolly mammoth can’t be all that bad when you think of it.

Colossal Biosciences caught our imagination – and elicited memories of "Jurassic Park" – when the Dallas-based biotech company announced back in 2021 it would use cutting-edge genetics editing ...

The idea of bringing extinct animals back to life is no longer science fiction. Efforts are underway to revive species like the woolly mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, and dodo bird. Through genetic ...

To create the woolly mouse, scientists analyzed the genetic instructions, or genomes, of 121 mammoth and elephant samples to identify genes that may have given woolly mammoths some of their ...

The results of searching the family tree of the woolly mammoth have been surprising; it turns out the beasts we most closely associate with the Ice Age emerged not from a linear lineage, but a ...

After bringing dire wolves back from extinction, scientists are confident we could soon see the return of the long-dead woolly mammoth. Woolly mammoths roamed Europe, Asia, and North America from ...

Chacón-Duque noted that a popular theory was that woolly mammoths crossed between Siberia and Alaska between 120,000 and 10,000 years ago, but researchers have since found older evidence of their ...

A woolly mammoth tooth discovered in the Old Crow River basin in northern Yukon in 2018. After analyzing mitochondrial DNA from the tooth, scientists discovered that it belonged to the oldest ...

Colossal Biosciences not only wants to bring back the woolly mammoth—it wants to patent it, too. MIT Technology Review has learned the Texas startup is seeking a patent that would give it ...

Elon Musk wants a small pet woolly mammoth. This follows after Colossal Biosciences revived baby dire wolves using genetic technology. Tesla and SpaceX's CEO posted a photo of the wolves and ...