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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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Woolly Mammoth DNA, Frozen 52,000 Years, Ago May Be Used To Revive Species
About 52,000 years ago, the skinned hide of a Siberian woolly mammoth was exposed to conditions so frigid that it spontaneously freeze-dried, locking its DNA fragments into place.
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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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Rare Mummified Woolly Mammoth Found In Canadian Gold Mine
Miners in the Klondike gold fields of Canada's far north have made a rare discovery, digging up the mummified remains of a near complete baby woolly mammoth.
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A Rare Catch: Fisherman Reels In 12,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Tooth
Captain Tim Rider was fishing for scallops when he reeled in something much rarer and more valuable - a 12,000-year-old woolly mammoth tooth.
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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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28,000-Year-Old Cells From Frozen Mammoth Come To Life, But Only Just
A team of scientists in Japan has successfully coaxed activity from 28,000-year-old cells from a frozen mammoth implanted into mouse cells, but the woolly mammal is unlikely to be walking among us soon.
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Mammoth Skeleton Sells For Nearly 550,000 Euros At French Auction
The nearly intact skeleton of a woolly mammoth that lived at least 10,000 years ago was sold at auction for more than a half million euros Saturday in the southeastern French city of Lyon.
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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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Farmer Digs Up Woolly Mammoth Bones in Michigan Soy Field
According to paleontologists from the University of Michigan, one local farmer may have made an epic fossil find.
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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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Woolly Mammoth DNA, Frozen 52,000 Years, Ago May Be Used To Revive Species
About 52,000 years ago, the skinned hide of a Siberian woolly mammoth was exposed to conditions so frigid that it spontaneously freeze-dried, locking its DNA fragments into place.
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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.
-
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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Rare Mummified Woolly Mammoth Found In Canadian Gold Mine
Miners in the Klondike gold fields of Canada's far north have made a rare discovery, digging up the mummified remains of a near complete baby woolly mammoth.
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A Rare Catch: Fisherman Reels In 12,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Tooth
Captain Tim Rider was fishing for scallops when he reeled in something much rarer and more valuable - a 12,000-year-old woolly mammoth tooth.
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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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28,000-Year-Old Cells From Frozen Mammoth Come To Life, But Only Just
A team of scientists in Japan has successfully coaxed activity from 28,000-year-old cells from a frozen mammoth implanted into mouse cells, but the woolly mammal is unlikely to be walking among us soon.
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Mammoth Skeleton Sells For Nearly 550,000 Euros At French Auction
The nearly intact skeleton of a woolly mammoth that lived at least 10,000 years ago was sold at auction for more than a half million euros Saturday in the southeastern French city of Lyon.
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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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Farmer Digs Up Woolly Mammoth Bones in Michigan Soy Field
According to paleontologists from the University of Michigan, one local farmer may have made an epic fossil find.
