{"id":2413416,"date":"2025-03-16T15:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T19:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/researchers-trying-to-de-extinct-mammoths-hit-big-milestone-first-ice-age-calf-expected-in-2028\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T15:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T19:33:08","slug":"researchers-trying-to-de-extinct-mammoths-hit-big-milestone-first-ice-age-calf-expected-in-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/researchers-trying-to-de-extinct-mammoths-hit-big-milestone-first-ice-age-calf-expected-in-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers Trying to De-Extinct Mammoths Hit Big Milestone &#8211; First Ice Age Calf Expected in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fresearchers-trying-to-de-extinct-mammoths-hit-big-milestone-first-ice-age-calf-expected-in-2028%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2413416&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A biotechnology company whose goal is to bring back the wooly mammoth says its recent small step is big news.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.com\/mammoth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colossal Biosciences<\/a> of Texas has said it aims to restore extinct species to the planet. The company made the woolly mammoth one of its first missions, setting a goal of having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/incredible-baby-woolly-mammoth-found-intact-canadian-gold-field\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mammoth<\/a> walk the earth in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the company unveiled what it called a woolly mouse as a sort of proof-of-concept.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The colossal woolly mouse marks a watershed moment in our de-extinction mission,&rdquo; Ben Lamm, Colossal&rsquo;s co-founder and chief executive, &nbsp;said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-025-00684-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Colossal&rsquo;s goal is to create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scientists-pushing-us-past-point-no-return-genetically-engineered-fruit-flies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">genes<\/a> that are key to the distinctive set of genes possessed by the massive creatures that roamed North America until their extinction 4,000 years ago. &nbsp;To do that, it will take genes in existing animals and adapt them until they find what would be characteristics of a mammoth.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Its recent experiment was to alter the genes of mice to produce mammoth-like characteristics such as long hair, tolerance for cold, and extra fat stored by the body. Researchers use gene-editing techniques to produce the mice, which were displayed earlier this month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Texas bioengineering company Colossal Biosciences has created &lsquo;woolly mice.&rsquo; They look like normal mice with long hair, but are engineered mouse-equivalents of mammoth genes <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y3F8Kyuwyx\">pic.twitter.com\/y3F8Kyuwyx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1897418092902531505?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/colossal-biosciences-woolly-mammoth-b381f6f48eeed0828535cf9604263140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>, the science behind woolly mice has not yet been vetted by anyone outside the company or published in a journal.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Vincent Lynch, a biologist at the University of Buffalo, said the result &ldquo;is technologically pretty cool.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Beth Shapiro, chief scientist for the company, which also wants to bring back the dodo bird, said that the next animals to be experimented upon would be Asian elephants, the closest genetic link to woolly mammoths.<\/p>\n<p>Lamm said that the endangered status of the Asian elephant could be a barrier to their progress.<\/p>\n<p>Robin Lovell-Badge, head of stem cell biology and developmental genetics at the Francis Crick Institute in London, said behind the slick technical work, there might be less than meets the eye, according to the U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2025\/mar\/04\/genetically-modified-woolly-mice-mammoth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My overall concern is whether this is a sensible use of resources rather than spending the money on trying to prevent species becoming extinct,&rdquo; Lovell-Badge said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As it is, we have some cute-looking hairy mice, with no understanding of their physiology, behavior, etc,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t get them [the researchers] any closer to know if they would eventually be able to give an elephant useful mammoth-like traits and we have learned little biology,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Tori Herridge of the University of Sheffield said reaching the company&rsquo;s goal will be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scientists-revive-extinct-animal-found-stuck-ice-age-permafrost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tall order<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Engineering a mammoth-like elephant presents a far greater challenge: the actual number of genes likely to be involved is far higher, the genes are less well understood -&ndash; and still need to be identified &ndash;- and the surrogate will be an animal that is not normally experimented upon,&rdquo; Herridge said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Colossal Biosciences raised $200M at a $10.2B post to bring back animals from extinction<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;re on track for a Woolly Mammoth calf in 2028, and are also working on the dodo and Tasmanian tiger<\/p>\n<p>This is super cool but beyond my pay grade&hellip; what is the business opportunity? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rCKOQJH5RQ\">pic.twitter.com\/rCKOQJH5RQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pitdesi\/status\/1879675718621356308?\">January 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Herridge also said the project does not seem to be making progress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mammoth de-extinction doesn&rsquo;t seem to be on the horizon anytime soon,&rdquo; said Herridge.<\/p>\n<p>Lamm said his work is already making a difference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every single week, we get, like, little kids drawing pictures of dodos or mammoths, and their parents sending us a thing saying &lsquo;thank you for doing this. You&rsquo;re making science cool&rsquo;,&rdquo; he said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2025\/feb\/11\/it-wont-end-like-jurassic-park-that-was-a-movie-the-man-who-wants-to-bring-the-woolly-mammoth-back-to-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a>. &ldquo;If we can put synthetic biology in the hearts and minds and homes of people, change people&rsquo;s perspective, maybe, maybe we get one less influencer and one more scientist, right?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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