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.

On Tuesday, Colossal announced that its scientists have simultaneously edited seven genes in mice embryos to create mice with long, thick, woolly hair. They nicknamed the extra-furry rodents as the ...

Dr Beth Shapiro To tackle this, Colossal analyzed 59 woolly, Columbian, and steppe mammoth genomes ranging from 3,500 ... science officer at Colossal Beth Shapiro to IFLScience. “A mouse has a 20-day ...

Columbian and steppe mammoth genomes that were up to 1.2 million years old. "The Colossal Woolly Mouse marks a watershed moment in our de-extinction mission," Ben Lamm, co-founder and CEO of ...

The woolly mouse wasn’t ever a species. But creating it shows it’s possible to analyze dozens of ancient woolly, Columbian and steppe mammoth genomes and then create observable traits in ...

The Colossal scientists reviewed DNA databases of mouse genes to identify genes related ... have had to survive on the prehistoric Arctic steppe. Colossal said it focused on mice first to confirm ...