Woolly mammoths have become the poster child for de-extinction. The giant land mammals have long held our intrigue and ...

With a skin sample from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth, scientists are gaining new insights into what made the animals tick. The findings could also help controversial de-extinction efforts.

The Colossal Biosciences woolly mouse Colossal Biosciences. In their latest work, Colossal researchers analyzed the genomes of 62 elephants and 59 mammoths—dating back between 1,200,000 and ...

Woolly mammoths had a truncated version of a gene called TGF alpha, as well as a mutation in the keratin gene KRT27, which the scientists incorporated into woolly mouse DNA.

A high-tech company is confident that extinct beasts as far back as the ice age — like the woolly mammoth — can be resurrected by 2028, all thanks to a bankroll by Hollywood A-listers like ...

Company creates 'woolly mouse' in quest to bring back mammoths. Turns out, it's really cute. "They are much cuter than we thought they would be," Ben Lamm, co-founder and CEO of Colossal, told USA ...

Then, they cut and paste mammoth genes into elephant DNA, and raise the engineered cells in a surrogate, which leads to a mammoth calf. Pictured is Colossal's "woolly mouse" next to a wild-type mouse.

The quest to resurrect the woolly mammoth has taken another step forward, with the creation of the Colossal Woolly Mouse. The lab-made rodents have been genetically altered to possess key physical ...

The woolly mammoth’s DNA is a 99.6 percent match of the Asian elephant, which leads Colossal to believe it’s well on its way toward achieving its goal. “In the minds of many, this creature ...

Traces of ancient hormones were detected in the tusks of a woolly mammoth that lived more than 33,000 years ago, revealing that the now-extinct creatures had episodes of raging testosterone.