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Sandra Demontigny, 45, pushed Quebec to become one of the few places in the world to allow people to choose a medically assisted death sometimes years in advance. Luke Ching has made a name for ...

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In the world of scientific research, the biggest breakthroughs often start with something tiny. And in the controversial battle to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction, scientists have ...

Scientists trying to bring back the woolly mammoth have created a woolly mouse. Colossal Biosciences unveiled plans in 2021 to revive the woolly mammoth - and later the dodo bird - attracting ...

0:55 Scientists make ‘woolly mice’ in quest to revive woolly mammoth Tiny lab mice just got a mammoth-sized upgrade — genetic tweaks have given them thick, woolly fur, bringing science one ...

The living achievement is the Colossal woolly mouse, as the company has dubbed it. The animal is 100% mouse, but engineered to express several mammoth-like traits that set the stage for one of ...

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Woolly mammoths roamed the frozen tundras of Europe, Asia and North America until they went extinct around 4,000 years ago. Colossal made a splash in 2021 when it unveiled an ambitious plan to ...

According to a newly published study in the botanical journal PhytoKeys, the plant, named Ovicula biradiata- or "Wooly Devil"-is not just a new species but belongs to a completely new genus within ...

Colossal Biosciences engineered mice with long, woolly hair by editing seven genes. Scientists see potential for conservation but doubt true "de-extinction." The company may apply the technique to ...