We will discover new tools, new ways that we can help species that are still alive but in danger of becoming extinct.” ...

Native to the Indian subcontinent, the mouse simply accompanied humans on their migrations, conquering every continent in the process. This triumph is due above all to the development of farming, and ...

Animal care personnel set up a breeding unit by placing one male and one female mouse in individually ventilated microisolator cages. Each breeding pair is offered rodent chow (NIH-31; Ziegler Bros., ...

The mice were created by Colossal Biosciences, which edits DNA for species conservation, and has been working to bring back the woolly mammoth since 2021.

Colossal Biosciences has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA, with a goal to genetically "engineer them into living animals," said CEO Ben Lamm.

The biotech company Colossal Biosciences has long aspired to bring back the extinct woolly mammoth, which roamed the Northern Hemisphere thousands of years ago, during the last ice age. But for now, ...

The little rodents' genes were edited to exhibit traits associated with a woolly mammoth genome—including fluffy, dirty-blonde fur.

Rob Taft, a principal scientist at The Jackson Laboratory, a biomedical research institution that helped pioneer humanized lab mice, said via email that the woolly mouse was an "innovative extension ...