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'We didn't know they were going to be this cute': Scientists unveil genetically engineered 'woolly mice'Scientists with the company Colossal have created genetically engineered "woolly mice" with thick, golden-brown hair and fat deposits similar to those of cold-adapted woolly mammoths.
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Woolly mammoths: Facts about these extinct, shaggy beasts that once roamed the ArcticThe woolly mammoth, a cousin of today's elephants, died out about 10,000 years ago. It may be possible to bring them back by cloning, but should we?
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32 sci-fi technology predictions that came trueFrom flying cars and railguns to smartphones and jetpacks — what was once sci-fi can now be found in the real world.
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Woolly mammoth de-extinction inches closer after elephant stem cell breakthroughScientists at the company Colossal Biosciences have derived induced pluripotent stem cells from elephants, which they say could boost efforts to resurrect woolly mammoths.
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Cloned Przewalski's horses are 'resurrected stallions' that could help species thrive, scientists sayPrzewalski's horses cloned from a stallion that died in 1998 could help reintroduce much needed diversity to the species that was once declared extinct in the wild.
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Meet 'Retro': The 1st ever cloned rhesus monkey to survive more than a dayScientists have created a healthy rhesus monkey clone by providing the cloned embryo with a healthy placenta, paving the way for more efficient cloning of primates and other mammals.
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Ian Wilmut, British embryologist who created Dolly the sheep clone, dies at 79Sir Ian Wilmut was key to the successful creation of Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, in 1996.
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Scientists want to clone an extinct bison unearthed from Siberian permafrost. Experts are skeptical.Researchers in Russia recently dissected a mummified bison dating back to around 8,000 years ago. The remains are so well preserved that the team thinks the extinct animal could be cloned, but others disagree.
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World's first wolf clone born to surrogate dog, Chinese company revealsA Chinese pet-cloning company has successfully cloned an Arctic wolf for the first time. The adorable pup is proof that cloning could be used to help save endangered species.
