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.

Colossal Biosciences genetically engineered a ‘woolly mouse’ with mammoth traits. The milestone could inform human gene ...

The implications of this breakthrough extend beyond the laboratory. Not only is the Colossal Woolly Mouse the first living animal engineered to express multiple cold-adapted traits using mammoth ...

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We all watch movies like Jurassic Park and Jurassic World and marvel at the possibilities of bringing back animals and ...

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Colossal Woolly Mouse. "I'm excited," Beth Shapiro, Chief Science Officer at Colossal, tells PEOPLE, explaining that this is "really our first validation" that they actually can create living ...

The Colossal scientists reviewed DNA databases of mouse genes to identify genes related to hair texture and fat metabolism. Each of these genetic variations are “present already in some living mice,” ...

While the woolly mouse is a step towards the team's lofty goal, it doesn't take a geneticist to see there's a big difference between small rodents with short life cycles and the huge, long-living ...

Other experts say putting DNA from an extinct species into a living one is an accomplishment, but they still wonder: Why make a mutant mouse at all? Gene editing has a high rate of failure ...