Mar 4, 2025 · Scientists with the company Colossal have created genetically engineered "woolly mice" with thick, golden-brown hair and fat deposits similar to those of cold-adapted woolly mammoths.

Mar 4, 2025 · Colossal Biosciences has revealed the world's first 'woolly mice', after engineering rodents to grow thick, warm coats using mammoth DNA. While they might not be scary enough to star in the next...

Jan 9, 2025 · Love them or hate them, mice are quite common in nature. In fact, there are over 1,100 species worldwide. Of those, 200 call North America home. Many of these have adapted to living among humans and may even be nesting somewhere in your home.

Mar 24, 2025 · They fit just inside the palm of your hand. They’re blondish-brown and incredibly fluffy. They’ve got a tail as long as their bodies, adorable soft, round ears – and, until recently, they didn’t exist in the world. These little creatures are called woolly mice. They were created in a lab crossing woolly mammoth DNA with that of a lab ...

Mar 11, 2025 · Scientists at Colossal Biosciences have turned ordinary lab mice into fluffy fashion icons with coats that would make any mammoth jealous. These genetically edited furballs sport luxurious golden-brown hair that's three times longer …

Mar 4, 2025 · Texas-based startup Colossal Biosciences announced this week that it had produced “woolly mice,” or rodents that its scientists had genetically engineered to have thick, fluffy, mammoth-like...

Mar 4, 2025 · They’re small, fluffy, and kind of cute, but these mice represent a milestone in de-extinction efforts, according to their creators. The animals have undergone a series of genetic tweaks that ...

Mar 6, 2025 · The mice might look harmless, but it’s the reason why they were bred that has people talking. Apparently, the lab is hoping to use the mice as a catalyst to bring back the woolly mammoth — a species that went extinct nearly 4,000 years ago.

Mar 24, 2025 · Colossal calls these mice “woolly mice.” Colossal scientists introduced various genetic mutations into mice, focusing on broadly mammoth-like traits: fluffy golden coats of fur, and — perhaps less adorably — changes to fat metabolism.

Mar 4, 2025 · With its long, fluffy coat and golden hue, you might be forgiven for thinking this was some kind of exotic hamster from the Siberian wastelands. In fact, this is the world’s first “woolly...