Science Mar 04 Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth By Christina Larson, Associated Press
Science Jul 14 Scans of preserved mammoth babies thaw details into ancient animals’ development First of their kind scans of preserved infant woolly mammoths have made insight into the early stages of development for the 40,000 year-old prehistoric animals less fuzzy. By Justin Scuiletti
Science Apr 22 Watch Potential to revive extinct animals raises ethical questions Researchers are working to bring back extinct animals like the woolly mammoth and passenger pigeon, operating under the belief that reviving such species could restore vanishing habitats. But many biologists suggest these efforts should focus on endangered, rather than extinct,… By PBS News Hour
Science Apr 22 Should scientists bring extinct species back from oblivion? Ever since the 1993 blockbuster “Jurassic Park,” the possibility of bringing extinct species back to life has been part of our collective imagination. The film, based on a Michael Crichton novel, was itself inspired by actual scientific breakthroughs in… By Gabriela Quirós, KQED Science
Science Mar 14 Welcome to Pleistocene Park: Russian scientists say they have a ‘high chance’ of cloning a woolly mammoth Woolly mammoth blood and tissue discovered in Siberia in 2013 will give scientists “a high chance” to clone the prehistoric animal, a medical anthropologist told the English-language Siberian Times this week. Paleontologists discovered the carcass of a female… By Zachary Treu
Nov 20 Researchers Decode DNA of Woolly Mammoth By PBS News Hour Scientists have mapped out much of the genetic code of the extinct woolly mammoth, opening the door to the possibility of recreating the animal and perhaps other extinct species within the next 20 years. Continue reading