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'Real-life Jurassic Park': Woolly Mammoths set to stomp the Earth again by 2028

Produced by: Mohsin Shaikh

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Vanished Giants

Woolly mammoths, extinct for 4,000 years, could roam America again by 2028 through de-extinction efforts.

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Funding Boost

Colossal Biosciences secured $200 million, adding to a total $435 million since 2021 to support their vision.

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Gene Engineering

Advanced CRISPR techniques are being used to integrate mammoth-specific genes into elephant DNA.

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Reverse Jurassic

Unlike the fictional "Jurassic Park," Colossal's method engineers lost mammoth genes into elephants.

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Genome Puzzle

Scientists mapped the mammoth genome and identified target genes for traits like woolly coats.

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Hybrid Embryos

Bioengineered embryos combining elephant and mammoth DNA will be carried by Asian elephants.

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Dodo Comeback

The company also targets de-extincting the dodo bird and Tasmanian tiger, faster breeders than mammoths.

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Ecosystem Revival

Founder Ben Lamm envisions rewilding mammoths to improve biodiversity in Alaska and Canada.

Credit: Colossal Biosciences

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Ecological Risks

Experts warn about unpredictable ecosystem impacts from reintroducing extinct species.

Credit: Colossal Biosciences

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Future Vision

Colossal aspires to create genetically diverse, interbreeding mammoth herds for sustainable wild populations.