Biotech company takes big step towards recreating woolly mammoth

Scientists aiming to recreate extinct species have successfully edited genes in mice to give them woolly mammoth-like fur.
It demonstrates the feasibility of gene editing for specific traits, potentially paving the way for similar modifications in Asian elephants, the closest living relatives of the woolly mammoth.
Some scientists question the project's conservation value, saying it won’t bring back extinct species like the mammoth but instead modify existing ones.
Colossal Bioscience’s long-term goal is to apply similar gene-editing techniques to Asian elephants, though ethical and logistical hurdles remain, especially given the elephants' endangered status.
The company believes this technology could have broader applications in conservation, animal agriculture, and even human disease treatment.