Raising and breeding the hybrid animals, they say, could imperil living animals used as surrogates. “While we know a lot about mouse genetics, we know much less about mammoths and elephants. It isn’t ...

Scientists looking to bring the extinct woolly mammoth back to life have made adorable progress—using gene editing to create a "woolly mouse." The team at genetics and biotech firm Colossal ...

Colossal CEO Ben Lamm reaffirmed that the company has no plans to create a real-life Jurassic Park — and said that humanity ...

Cas12a tool to enable simultaneous genetic modifications, allowing the study of complex genetic interactions in immune system ...

As shown in the Timeline, large-scale mouse mutagenesis is divided into three phases. In 1997, ENU mutagenesis began with the use of forward genetics, primarily focusing on dominant phenotypes.

It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before. In a significant technological leap, University of Florida ...

“The Colossal Woolly Mouse marks a watershed moment in our ... said George Church, Professor of Genetics at the Wyss Institute and Harvard Medical School and Co-founder of Colossal, in ...

Laura Dowsett’s first professional stage role is an experiment in cross-species genetics: the 24-year-old actor has become a ...

“While we know a lot about mouse genetics, we know much less about mammoths and elephants. It isn’t yet known which sections of the genome are vital for achieving the characters ...

Ian Randall is Newsweek's Deputy Science Editor, based in Royston, U.K. His focus is reporting on science and health. He has covered archeology, geology, and physics extensively. Ian joined ...