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RAW VIDEO: It’s A Woolly Mouse-moth! Scientists Bringing Back Extinct Beast Create Cute Critters

Credit: Colossal Biosciences/Cover Images A team of scientists in the United States claims to have engineered a genetically modified mouse with woolly, mammoth-like traits. The so-called "Colossal ...
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Scientists created a ‘woolly mouse’ with mammoth traits. Is it a step toward bringing back the extinct giant?

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'We didn't know they were going to be this cute': Scientists unveil genetically engineered 'woolly mice'

Scientists with the company Colossal have created genetically engineered "woolly mice" with thick, golden-brown hair and fat deposits similar to those of cold-adapted woolly mammoths. When you ...
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Hoping to revive mammoths, scientists create 'woolly mice'

Scientists have genetically engineered mice with some key characteristics of an extinct animal that was far larger — the woolly mammoth. This "woolly mouse" marks an important step toward achieving ...