If successful, biotechnologists hope that the thylacine, better known as the Tasmanian marsupial wolf, may be next in line.
Biotechnology company Colossal aims to revive the massive mammoth population by 2027, which died out about 10,000 years ago. This is stated on the site of experts.
Currently, the process of editing the genes of one of the mammoths, well preserved in the permafrost of Siberia, is underway. Scientists have noted that the DNA of these animals is more than 99 percent identical to the DNA of living Asian elephants, which are listed on the IUCN Red List.
If the gene editing is successful, the researchers will be able to develop a thick mammoth embryo, which will then be placed in the egg of a female African elephant.
The result will be the resurgence of the woolly mammoth population in their subsequent resettlement. Probably in the area of their previous residence. It should have a positive effect on the planet’s climate.
It was previously reported that archaeologists discovered a rare half-million-year-old tusk belonging to a huge, now-extinct elephant.
The remains of the most ancient ant were found in a piece of amber
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