Woolly mice are a first step to resurrecting mammoths, but there's a very long way to go
US biotechnology company Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences has a radical proposal: it wants to resurrect the woolly ...
Will tiny ‘woolly mice’ help resurrect Ice Age giant woolly mammoth?
Woolly mammoths once roamed icy landscapes before going extinct around 4,000 years ago. Now, US biotech firm Colossal ...
Scientists created ‘woolly mouse’ with mammoth traits - is it a step toward bringing back the extinct giant?
Rob Taft, a principal scientist at The Jackson Laboratory, a biomedical research institution that helped pioneer humanized ...
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Meet the ‘woolly mouse’: why scientists doubt it’s a big step towards recreating mammoths
De-extinction company Colossal mixed mammoth and mouse mutations in a single strain to create a shaggy-haired rodent.
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The mouse as a model organism
In 1929 the Jackson Laboratory was founded in the United States to study the genetics of mammals and cancer. Subsequently, scientists learned more and more about the genome of the mouse: from the ...
The Scientist14d
AI-Powered Tech Enables Continuous Lab Animal Monitoring
Scientists are using AI-powered, 24/7 home-cage monitoring to accelerate discovery, enhance reproducibility, and improve animal well-being.
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Lab Mice Appear to Offer ‘First Aid’ Care to Their Unconscious Companions, Even Pulling on Their Tongues
Now, neuroscientists at the University of Southern California have observed laboratory mice appearing to do the same for their unconscious cage mates. Their findings were published in the journal ...
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JAX researchers identify key genetic factors influencing eye aging in mice
Vision changes are an inevitable part of aging, but why are some more susceptible to age-related eye diseases and why do some individuals experience more severe decline than others? New research from ...
Genetically diverse mouse models reveal eye aging patterns and brain health clues
Vision changes are an inevitable part of aging, but why are some more susceptible to age-related eye diseases and why do some individuals experience more severe decline than others? New research from ...