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What is the main goal of Colossal Biosciences?
To bring extinct animals back to life
Where is Colossal Biosciences’ new lab located?
Dallas, Texas
Would the animals Colossal is working on actually be mammoths? Why or why not?
The animals might look and act like mammoths, but some scientists say they would not be true mammoths. Colossal plans to edit the genes of Asian elephants so they have
Biotech
Using science and technology with living things (like plants, animals, or DNA) to make or change something.
Name 3 extinct animals
Woolly mammoth, dinosaurs, dodo
Which living animal’s DNA is compared with mammoth DNA?
Asian elephant
What extinct animal is the company mainly trying to bring back?
Woolly mammoth
What item did scientists use to study mammoth DNA?
A mammoth tusk
Organic Material
Material that comes from living or once-living things like plants, animals, or their remains.
What other extinct animal did the company say it brought back?
Dire wolf
Who gave Rob Stein a tour of the lab?
Beth Shapiro
How do scientists hope to create a mammoth-like animal?
By editing genes and cloning
What animal would carry the mammoth embryo during pregnancy?
Asian elephant
Surrogate
Acting as a substitute or replacement for someone or something else.
When do the scientists hope the first mammoth-like baby might be born?
In about two years
What small animals did the scientists create to test their gene editing?
Mice
What special feature do the “woolly mice” have?
Long, fluffy hair
What are the names of the first woolly mice mentioned?
Chip and Dale
Skepticism
Doubt or not fully believing something is true.
What do supporters think mammoths could help do?
Help fix ecosystems in nature
Some scientists criticize the project because they believe extinct species should remain what?
Extinict
One concern critics have is that bringing animals back could be what?
Dangerous or harmful
According to critics, money might be better spent doing what?
Saving endangered species
Synthetic Biology
A field of science where scientists design or change living things using technology and genetics.
What do scientists plan to do with the edited mammoth embryo?
Place it inside an elephant to grow