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woolly mammoth
noun
: a heavy-coated mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) formerly inhabiting the colder parts of the northern hemisphere
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To advance its de-extinction research, Colossal is using mice as a quick and efficient testing ground for genetic tweaks aimed at bringing back the woolly mammoth.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
With their sights set on a future where woolly mammoths roam the tundra once again, Colossal Biosciences is poised to redefine the boundaries of what's possible in science and conservation.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Over drinks in the hotel’s sprawling patio, featuring a Damien Hirst golden woolly mammoth skeleton sculpture, executives traded thoughts on the speech.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Church’s woolly mammoth dreams started off in his lab, with little thought of turning them into a business.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
With their sights set on a future where woolly mammoths roam the tundra once again, Colossal Biosciences is poised to redefine the boundaries of what's possible in science and conservation.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Over drinks in the hotel’s sprawling patio, featuring a Damien Hirst golden woolly mammoth skeleton sculpture, executives traded thoughts on the speech.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Church’s woolly mammoth dreams started off in his lab, with little thought of turning them into a business.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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