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A paper coauthored by George Church on anti-aging gene therapy has been retracted due to data discrepancies and image issues identified during an internal review at Rutgers University, marking Church's first retraction after over 700 publications.
Scientists are making progress in genetically engineering a version of the woolly mammoth, with the long-term goal of creating a living, walking elephant-mammoth hybrid to potentially help restore the Arctic tundra ecosystem. Colossal Biosciences has reprogrammed cells from an Asian elephant into an embryonic state, a crucial step in the process. The modified cells, known as induced pluripotent stem cells, can be further manipulated to give an Asian elephant the genetic traits it needs to survive in the Arctic. The team also plans to engineer a mammoth with no tusks to prevent poaching. However, ethical and technological challenges remain, and the potential impact of resurrected mammoths on slowing permafrost thaw is still debated.
Scientists are making progress in genetically engineering a version of the woolly mammoth, with the long-term goal of creating a living, walking elephant-mammoth hybrid to potentially help restore the Arctic tundra ecosystem. Researchers at Colossal Biosciences have reprogrammed cells from an Asian elephant into an embryonic state, a crucial step in the process. The modified cells, known as induced pluripotent stem cells, can be further manipulated to grow into any kind of elephant cell, aiding in the development of genetic traits needed for survival in the Arctic. The team plans to publish their work in a scientific journal, but many challenging tasks remain before the resurrection of the extinct species can be achieved.