Tag: mammoth
Scientists Sequence Bacterial DNA from Germs in Mammoth Teeth
A Mammoth Toothache: Bacterial Community Discovered in Mouth of Ancient Mammoth Genetic-sequencing techniques have identified microorganisms that lived in the mouths of ancient mammoths By Katie Kavanagh & Nature magazine Ancient mammoth teeth, pictured here, contained DNA from 310 different species of bacteria. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! An analysis of the bones and…
Company Seeking to Resurrect the Woolly Mammoth Creates a ‘Woolly Mouse’
Company Seeking to Resurrect the Woolly Mammoth Creates a ‘Woolly Mouse’ On their quest to bring back the extinct woolly mammoth, Colossal Biosciences has developed the woolly mouse By Adam Popescu edited by Andrea Thompson The “woolly mouse” was developed by Colossal Biosciences by editing genes to give the mouse a bushier, thicker coat, akin…