$1.5 billion startup says it's getting close to bringing the woolly mammoth back from the dead with elephant cells

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 08:18

woolly mammoth model with long curled tusks and shaggy hair stands in a museum exhibit with visitors reading a plaque — A woolly mammoth reconstruction at the Caverne du Pont D'Arc in Ardèche, France.
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The startup looking to bring back the woolly mammoth announced a breakthrough in its work.
Colossal Biosciences says it created elephant cells that can be reprogrammed to make other cells.
The project is being led by George Church, a Harvard genetics professor.

The startup that wants to bring the woolly mammoth back from the dead said it is inching closer to its goal after a breakthrough in creating reprogrammed elephant stem cells.