Researchers worked over two days to create a protective cast around the tusk for transport. After covering the fossil in plaster-soaked burlap strips, Schroeder’s group then constructed a frame around ...

They found mammoth genes that differed from Asian elephant genes (woolly mammoths ... it’s possible to analyze dozens of ancient woolly, Columbian and steppe mammoth genomes and then create ...

Vow used publicly available genetic information from the mammoth, filled missing parts with genetic data from its closest living relative, the African elephant, and inserted it into a sheep cell ...

These gentle giants stood out with their massive frames and shorter fur. Origins of the Columbian mammoth Scientists used to believe that the Columbian mammoths evolved from the Eurasian steppe ...

After an intense study of the mammoth's genetic code, scientists have engineered 'woolly' mice with altered fur thickness, ...

This achievement demonstrates the feasibility of expressing traits using information learned from the computational analysis of 59 woolly, Columbian ... set of 121 mammoth and elephant genomes ...