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Dire Wolves Are Back. Now Elon Musk Wants This Extinct Animal As Pet
Elon Musk wants a woolly mammoth - miniature, of course - as a pet. The world's richest man remarked after a biotech company claimed it successfully brought back the extinct dire wolf in what it described as the "world's first de-extinction."
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No Longer Extinct: Dire Wolves Howl Again After 12,000 Years
Billionaire Elon Musk reacted to the news, posting his own Wishlist. "Please make a miniature pet wooly mammoth," Musk posted on X, while resharing his own post.
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Did Pollen Allergies Cause Woolly Mammoths' Extinction? New Study Proposes a Surprising Theory
A new study proposes a surprising theory that pollen allergies may have contributed to the extinction of woolly mammoths. The researchers argue that an increase in pollen during the post-Ice Age period could have affected the animals' ability to communicate and reproduce. This inability to breed, combined with environmental changes and human activi...
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Woolly Mammoth Comeback? Science Might Revive Extinct Species by 2028
The ambitious field of de-extinction is inching closer to reality with companies like Colossal Biosciences leading the charge. The company aims to revive extinct species such as the woolly mammoth by 2028. Their method involves transferring mammoth genes, which encode traits like shaggy fur and curved tusks, into the DNA of Asian elephants. Despite...
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Last Woolly Mammoths Extinction Mystery: New Genetic Insights Revealed
Four thousand years ago, the last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island, situated off the coast of present-day Siberia. Traditionally, it was believed that their remote location led to inbreeding, which was thought to be the primary cause of their extinction. However, recent research challenges this notion. A study reveals new insights into the m...
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One Of Palaeontology's Biggest Mysteries Solved - Extinction Of The Giant Ape
Giant creatures are usually associated with dinosaurs, woolly mammoths or mystical beasts. But if you go back though the human lineage youll find a very distant relative that stood three metres tall and weighed around 250 kilograms.
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Australian Food Startup Creates Giant Meatball Made With Extinct Mammoth DNA
An Australian food startup has engineered a giant meatball made with a surprising protein: woolly mammoth DNA.
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CIA Wants To Bring Back Woolly Mammoth From Extinction: Report
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which is the first line of defence for the United States, has recently developed a fresh interest in natural history.
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Bioscience Firm Colossal Says It Will Bring Back Woolly Mammoths, Other Species From Extinction Using CRISPR
A new bioscience company called Colossal is planning to bring back species, such as the woolly mammoth, back from extinction using CRISPR gene-editing technology.
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Will Bring Back Extinct Woolly Mammoth, Claims Bioscience Firm
It is the elephant in the genomics room: can extinct species be resurrected? One bioscience firm insists they can, announcing Monday its intent to use emerging technology to restore the woolly mammoth to the Arctic tundra.
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Lack Of Water Drove Alaska Island Mammoths To Extinction
Scientists say that one of the last surviving populations of woolly mammoths was likely driven to extinction by lack of drinking water.
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As Large Animals Disappear, the Loss of their Poop Hurts the Planet
It only takes a glance at a history book and a look out the window to know that our planet has lost many of its biggest creatures: The world that was once home to mammoths and towering dinosaurs can now barely maintain stable populations of rhinos and whales.
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Dire Wolves Are Back. Now Elon Musk Wants This Extinct Animal As Pet
Elon Musk wants a woolly mammoth - miniature, of course - as a pet. The world's richest man remarked after a biotech company claimed it successfully brought back the extinct dire wolf in what it described as the "world's first de-extinction."
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No Longer Extinct: Dire Wolves Howl Again After 12,000 Years
Billionaire Elon Musk reacted to the news, posting his own Wishlist. "Please make a miniature pet wooly mammoth," Musk posted on X, while resharing his own post.
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Did Pollen Allergies Cause Woolly Mammoths' Extinction? New Study Proposes a Surprising Theory
A new study proposes a surprising theory that pollen allergies may have contributed to the extinction of woolly mammoths. The researchers argue that an increase in pollen during the post-Ice Age period could have affected the animals' ability to communicate and reproduce. This inability to breed, combined with environmental changes and human activi...
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Woolly Mammoth Comeback? Science Might Revive Extinct Species by 2028
The ambitious field of de-extinction is inching closer to reality with companies like Colossal Biosciences leading the charge. The company aims to revive extinct species such as the woolly mammoth by 2028. Their method involves transferring mammoth genes, which encode traits like shaggy fur and curved tusks, into the DNA of Asian elephants. Despite...
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Last Woolly Mammoths Extinction Mystery: New Genetic Insights Revealed
Four thousand years ago, the last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island, situated off the coast of present-day Siberia. Traditionally, it was believed that their remote location led to inbreeding, which was thought to be the primary cause of their extinction. However, recent research challenges this notion. A study reveals new insights into the m...
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One Of Palaeontology's Biggest Mysteries Solved - Extinction Of The Giant Ape
Giant creatures are usually associated with dinosaurs, woolly mammoths or mystical beasts. But if you go back though the human lineage youll find a very distant relative that stood three metres tall and weighed around 250 kilograms.
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Australian Food Startup Creates Giant Meatball Made With Extinct Mammoth DNA
An Australian food startup has engineered a giant meatball made with a surprising protein: woolly mammoth DNA.
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CIA Wants To Bring Back Woolly Mammoth From Extinction: Report
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which is the first line of defence for the United States, has recently developed a fresh interest in natural history.
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Bioscience Firm Colossal Says It Will Bring Back Woolly Mammoths, Other Species From Extinction Using CRISPR
A new bioscience company called Colossal is planning to bring back species, such as the woolly mammoth, back from extinction using CRISPR gene-editing technology.
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Will Bring Back Extinct Woolly Mammoth, Claims Bioscience Firm
It is the elephant in the genomics room: can extinct species be resurrected? One bioscience firm insists they can, announcing Monday its intent to use emerging technology to restore the woolly mammoth to the Arctic tundra.
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Lack Of Water Drove Alaska Island Mammoths To Extinction
Scientists say that one of the last surviving populations of woolly mammoths was likely driven to extinction by lack of drinking water.
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As Large Animals Disappear, the Loss of their Poop Hurts the Planet
It only takes a glance at a history book and a look out the window to know that our planet has lost many of its biggest creatures: The world that was once home to mammoths and towering dinosaurs can now barely maintain stable populations of rhinos and whales.
