They’re called Colossal woolly mice. And yes, they are cute to boot. Transgenic mice — those that have had their genomes altered through genetic engineering — are not new. But what’s novel ...

In addition, the company is actively working toward using a similar process to bring back the woolly mammoth, dodo and Tasmanian tiger. Is the woolly mammoth coming back from extinction?

What is a woolly monkey? An animal called a woolly monkey seems like it should live in the frozen north, not the sweltering Amazon Basin. But the thick coat of fur covering these large primates ...

Their first announced project: a next-generation woolly mammoth. Using gene editing technology to update Asian elephant DNA, they set out to create a "cold-resistant elephant with all of the core ...

A woolly mouse compared with a normal mouse, at Colossal Biosciences labs. A woolly mouse compared with a normal mouse, at Colossal Biosciences labs.Courtesy of Colossal Biosciences Editor at ...

Woolly mammoths roamed the frozen tundras of Europe, Asia and North America until they went extinct around 4,000 years ago. Colossal made a splash in 2021 when it unveiled an ambitious plan to revive ...

A new billionaire from efforts to bring back the woolly mammoth: “What we’re excited about is that we are solving hard problems,” said Colossal Biosciences' cofounder and CEO Ben Lamm.