Bringing Back the Mammoth

Colossal Biosciences hopes to reintroduce the wooly mammoth to the world, thousands of years after the last one walked the earth.  If successful they will have paved the way for a “de-extinction pipeline” for other lost species.

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Works Cited

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“Entrepreneur Plans to Resurrect Woolly Mammoths.” Natural History Museum, www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2021/september/entrepreneur-plans-to-resurrect-woolly-mammoths.html. Accessed 27 Sept. 2022.

Neuman, Scott. “Scientists Say They Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths. But Maybe They Shouldn’t.” NPR.org, 15 Sept. 2021, www.npr.org/2021/09/14/1036884561/dna-resurrection-jurassic-park-woolly-mammoth.

Peterson, Christine. “25 Years After Returning to Yellowstone, Wolves Have Helped Stabilize the Ecosystem.” Animals, 3 May 2021, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/yellowstone-wolves-reintroduction-helped-stabilize-ecosystem.

Reardon, Sophie. “Rare Mummified Baby Woolly Mammoth With Skin and Hair Found in Canada.” CBS News, 27 June 2022, www.cbsnews.com/news/woolly-mammoth-found-yukon-canada.

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Music in this Episode

Brewing Potions  by Rafael Krux, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5430-brewing-potions, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/

The Lone Wolf by Alexander Nakarada, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6749-the-lone-wolf, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/

Ice And Snow  by Rafael Krux, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5317-ice-and-snow, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/

Awakening From A Dream  by Tim Kulig, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8856-awakening-from-a-dream, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums

Blackout by Frank Schroeter, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9278-blackout, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52 Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology news

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