Scientists aiming to bring back woolly mammoth create woolly mice
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Scientists Create 'Woolly Mouse' Using Mammoth Genes
Above: The Colossal woolly mouse. Image copyright: Colossal Biosciences via X
The Spin
Narrative A
This is a crucial milestone in de-extinction efforts, highlighting the ability to recreate complex genetic combinations that took nature millions of years to develop. This could help address pressing ecological challenges and potentially reverse some human-caused extinction damage.
Narrative B
The project diverts resources from more urgent conservation needs — poses significant ethical concerns regarding animal welfare, and may also produce only crude approximations of extinct species that cannot truly replicate the original animals' behaviors or ecological roles.