Scientists plan to clone first woolly mammoth by 2027
- February 2, 2023
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Experts at the biotech company Colossal (USA) hope to revive the mammoth population that died out about 10,000 years ago. Currently, the process of editing the genes of
Experts at the biotech company Colossal (USA) hope to revive the mammoth population that died out about 10,000 years ago.
Currently, the process of editing the genes of one of the mammoths well preserved in the permafrost of Siberia is underway. The fact that the DNA of these animals is more than 99% identical to the DNA of living Asian elephants raises the researchers’ optimism.
If the gene editing is successful, the scientists will be able to create a woolly mammoth embryo that will later be placed in the egg of a larger (compared to Asian) African elephant. The birth of the first mammoth is scheduled for 2027.
The ultimate goal of the project is to revive the population of these extinct animals and then reintroduce them to one of the Arctic regions.
If successful, the scientists at Colossal are determined to continue. Next up for “reincarnation” might be thylacine, better known as the Tasmanian marsupial wolf, which was destroyed by humans in the 1930s.
Source: Port Altele
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