Woolly Mammoth Hybrids Could Be Roaming Earth In Just Five Years
One biotechnology company, called Colossal Biosciences, is aiming to do just that with the long-extinct giant of the last ice age: the woolly mammoth. Launched by tech entrepreneur Ben Lamm and renowned geneticist George Church, Colossal Biosciences hopes to use gene editing technology to create a cold-resistant elephant that closely resembles its ancient ancestor in form and function. How to “recreate” a mammoth Woolly mammoths went extinct around 3,700 years ago, but their close genetic relatives still walk among us to this day....