Posted on 03/01/2023 7:18:21 AM PST by SJackson
Colossal recently added $60 million in funding to move toward a 2027 de-extinction of the woolly mammoth. The Dallas-based company is now working to edit the genes for the reincarnation of the mammal. Colossal planned to reintroduce the woolly mammoth into Russia, but that may shift. The long-dead woolly mammoth will make its return from extinction by 2027, says Colossal, the biotech company actively working to reincarnate the ancient beast.
Last year, the Dallas-based firm scored an additional $60 million in funding to continue the, well, mammoth gene-editing work it started in 2021. If successful, not only will Colossal bring back an extinct species—one the company dubs a cold-resistant elephant—but it will also reintroduce the woolly mammoth to the same ecosystem in which it once lived in an effort to fight climate change, according to a recent Medium post.
Colossal calls the woolly mammoth’s vast migration patterns an active part of preserving the health of the Arctic, and so bringing the animal back to life can have a beneficial impact on the health of the world’s ecosystem. While Colossal originally hoped to reintroduce the woolly mammoth into Siberia, the company may explore other options based on the current political framework of the world.
The woolly mammoth’s DNA is a 99.6 percent match of the Asian elephant, which leads Colossal to believe it’s well on its way toward achieving its goal. “In the minds of many, this creature is gone forever,” the company says. “But not in the minds of our scientists, nor the labs of our company. We’re already in the process of the de-extinction of the Woolly Mammoth. Our teams have collected viable DNA samples and are editing the genes that will allow this wonderful megafauna to once again thunder through the Arctic.”
Through gene editing, Colossal scientists will eventually create an embryo of a woolly mammoth. They will place the embryo in an African elephant to take advantage of its size and allow it to give birth to the new woolly mammoth. The eventual goal is to then repopulate parts of the Arctic with the new woolly mammoth and strengthen local plant life with the migration patterns and dietary habits of the beast.
If Colossal proves successful on reincarnating the woolly mammoth—ditto the thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger—expect a variety of new ethical questions to arise on how to handle the creature and potential reintroduction issues.
New industry: Wooly Mammoth textiles...
Sounds like this is the new novel approach to stopping all oil and gas extraction in the Artic.
LOL!!!
Those are on my list if I ever decide to get cattle. So adorable!
The first newly reincarnated woolly mammoth drowned trying to walk across the now submerged Bering Land Bridge.
NOT a pretty “Smile”.
NOT a pretty “Smile”.
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You tell him that ...
I’ve seen pictures of some really cute pterodactyls.
Will they make it illegal to poach for those massive tusks?
Neat short story about the dodo surviving until about WW1.
I’ll be posting some updated pictures of ‘Chuck’ in the near future. I’ll ping ya. He’s turning into a BEAST. All that warm beer and massages are working great. Cannot WAIT to get him onto pasture. Soon! ;)
Yesterday Miles got 3 big square bales of hay for Chuck and Ithaca. He told me, “Guess what? ‘Spring’ arrives when those three bales are gone!”
I’ll be so glad when Chuck can get out into the fresh air and sunshine. I hate this part of the process when he’s stuck in the barn until he gets big enough to defend himself against our butt-headed Mule.
they should go for the T-Rex and get it over with...
I’m starting an Indiegogo to bring back Helen Thomas.
It's ok. We have plenty of Neanderthals to hunt them.
I’m placing my order today.
I've wanted one of these things for ages.
The dodo isn’t extinct, they moved to DC and they identify as Politicians. 🤓
I’ve already got one.
Its very nice.
I hope one of ALL the genders!!
LOL!
Or it runs right off the side of the glacier.
I mean, who is gonna train it to be a nice mammoth, and not one of those sociopathic mammoths?
They are very cute. Perhaps they will grow tusks when they are older?
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