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Colossal Biosciences Confirms 2028 Goal for Woolly Mammoth Birth

Colossal Biosciences Confirms 2028 Goal for Woolly Mammoth Birth

On my recent visit to Colossal Biosciences’ new Dallas headquarters, still under construction ahead of its October opening, I asked for the latest update on one of the company’s most ambitious projects: the return of the woolly mammoth. After touring the new offices and labs, I sat down with Colossal Biosciences CEO and co-founder Ben Lamm to learn about the …

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1.1-million-year-old mammoth discovered in Siberian wilderness. What scientists find in its DNA has got them excited

1.1-million-year-old mammoth discovered in Siberian wilderness. What scientists find in its DNA has got them excited

When it comes to interactions between animals and microbes in the ancient past, focus has primarily been on humans and our closest ancestors rather than extinct animals, such as mammoths. A new study led by Benjamin Guinet from the Swedish Museum of Natural History has analysed microbial DNA from no fewer than 483 mammoth remains. These remains span over one …

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