15 Animals That Went Extinct in the Last Decade
In the last ten years, at least 15 species have officially checked out, never to be seen again. It's ironic to think how ...
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What we lose when animals go extinct
Reintroduction of captive-bred animals has had mixed success. This California butterfly lost habitat to grazing and drought and is considered to be extinct. The last live one was seen in the wild ...
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"Colossal woolly mouse" created by scientists in effort to reconstruct the woolly mammoth
Colossal 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. In a 2023 interview ...
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Extinct megalodon shark was even bigger than previously thought
Fifteen million years ago, now-extinct species of dolphins ... Still, Shimada’s findings on how giant sea animals’ size affect their speed could help us better understand the evolution ...
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Scientists genetically engineer mice with hair like the extinct woolly mammoth
Since then, the company 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.
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Scientists created a ‘woolly mouse’ with mammoth traits. Is it a step toward bringing back the extinct giant?
The private Dallas company is behind efforts to resurrect the mammoth and other extinct animals. Colossal said its woolly mouse would enable its scientists to test hypotheses about the link ...
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Scientists Genetically Engineer Mice With Thick Hair Like the Extinct Woolly Mammoth
Since then, the company 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.