Scientists genetically engineer 'woolly mice', in quest to bring back woolly mammoth<br /><br />In its quest to bring back the extinct woolly mammoth, a Texas bioengineering company has taken its first steps to genetically engineer the prehistoric creature by creating what it described as "woolly mice."<br /><br />They look like regular mice but with a long coat of hair, and were created by Dallas' Colossal Biosciences.<br /><br />We actually engineered mouse equivalent of mammoth genes that we've identified on our quest to bring back the mammoth into mice in a healthy way and produced what we believe is cold tolerant, woolly, phenotype driven mice," said Ben Lamm, Colossal Bioscience's CEO and Co-Founder, shortly after the company announced the breakthrough.<br /><br />REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br /> <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#tmtnews<br />#woollymice
