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Meet the Woolly Mouse, on the Road to a Woolly Mammoth Rebirth

The article from MSN discusses the ambitious project by Colossal Biosciences to resurrect the woolly mammoth, extinct for about 4,000 years, through a process known as de-extinction. The company, co-founded by tech entrepreneur Ben Lamm and Harvard geneticist George Church, aims to recreate the mammoth by editing the genes of its closest living relative, the Asian elephant, to produce a hybrid with mammoth-like traits. This endeavor not only seeks to bring back the mammoth but also to restore the ecological balance in the Arctic, where mammoths once played a crucial role in maintaining the tundra ecosystem. The project involves significant genetic engineering, with the first step being the creation of a "woolly mouse" - a mouse with mammoth genes to test the functionality of these genes in a living organism. The ultimate goal is to have a mammoth-like creature roaming the Arctic by 2027, although the project faces numerous scientific, ethical, and environmental challenges.

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[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/meet-the-woolly-mouse-on-the-road-to-a-woolly-mammoth-rebirth/ar-AA1AfPwa ]