• Not quite ‘Jurassic Park’: Scientists want to ‘resurrect’ the woolly mammoth soon

  • Feb 21 2025
  • Length: 18 mins
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Not quite ‘Jurassic Park’: Scientists want to ‘resurrect’ the woolly mammoth soon

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  • Instead of harvesting long-lost DNA like they do in in the “Jurassic Park” film franchise, a company called Colossal is planning to take living species and genetically engineer traits of the extinct animals such as the woolly mammoth, Tasmanian tiger and the dodo bird into them. The company employs around 170 scientists and plans are moving forward… faster than you might think. Faye Flam, a science journalist who is researching the topic for Bloomberg, joined the show to discuss the project.
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