"Reviving the Woolly Mammoth: Breakthroughs and Risks"
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Colossal Biosciences is working on bringing back the woolly mammoth by gene-editing Asian elephants to give them mammoth-like features. They have made a breakthrough by reprogramming elephant cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which could lead to creating elephant sperm and egg cells in the lab. This would help in testing gene edits and addressing the limited genetic diversity issue. However, the ecological benefits of de-extinction are still debated, and the technical challenges of creating elephant-mammoth hybrids lie ahead for the scientists at Colossal.
Topics:top-news#asian-elephants#conservation#de-extinction#genetic-engineering#science-and-technology#woolly-mammoth
- Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth WIRED
- Scientists say they're closer to reviving mammoths. What could go wrong? The Washington Post
- Biotech company reveals breakthrough that could lead to revival of extinct woolly mammoth New York Post
- Scientists Create Elephant Stem Cells in the Lab The New York Times
- Will these reprogrammed elephant cells ever make a mammoth? Nature.com
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