Colossal Biosciences plans to revive the woolly mammoth using gene editing. But is de-extinction a breakthrough or a costly spectacle?

The Columbian mammoth was an herbivore, so the tusks were often used to dig up plant roots or strip bark off trees. Of course, males used the tusks as weapons, especially in the fight over females.

Earlier this month, science delivered a really cute experimental result. Researchers created a “colossal woolly mouse,” a fluffy rodent that’s purported to be a step on the way to ...

Recent experiments to resurrect the extinct woolly mammoth have raised questions about whether investors are being shortsighted in putting their money in such ‘sci-fi-esque' ventures ...

As if the 2020s weren’t weird enough, we might see woolly mammoths pounding across the tundra by this decade’s close. Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based biotechnology and genetic engineering ...

The researchers plan to use their woolly mouse to test out other genetic changes before they try to create genetically-altered, mammoth-like elephants in the future. The company, Colossal ...

And now, more than 11,000 years after the final woolly mammoth breathed its last, the company estimates they’re maybe three years away from bringing the behemoth back. “We didn’t mean to ...

“Seeing that mammoth tusk just brings the ancient world to life,” Juett said. “Now, I can’t help but imagine that huge animal wandering around the hills on the O2 Ranch. My next thought is always ...