Genetic Breakthrough: Woolly Mice Resurrect Mammoth Traits
Scientists from Colossal Biosciences, alongside Harvard's George Church, have engineered woolly mice with mammoth-like fur using advanced genome editing. By altering key genes found in mammoths and elephants, the researchers aimed to demonstrate the potential for de-extincting species. They focused on genes affecting hair texture and metabolism, achieving longer, denser fur resembling mammoth pelage.
This project is part of a larger initiative to potentially bring back the woolly mammoth by 2..
