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Mouse with a mammoth’s pelt makes superfuzzy debut

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Before you ask, no, it doesn’t have little tusks. But like the woolly mammoth that inspired it, a genetically engineered mouse from Colossal Biosciences—a biotech company striving to bring extinct species like the mammoth, dodo, and Tasmanian tiger back from the dead—does have thick, wavy hair with a coarse texture. To create the animal’s fluffy golden coat, scientists combed through dozens of ancient genomes, then modified multiple mouse genes in one fell swoop. Read more: https://scim.ag/3Nl8Sl7 FOOTAGE CREDIT: COLOSSAL BIOSCIENCES #Genetics #Science #ScienceShorts