“One of the changes that we made was to alter the color of the hair, because Ben said he wanted them to be the same color,” Shapiro said. Lamm wanted the mammouse’s coat to approximate the ...

The Colossal scientists reviewed DNA databases of mouse genes to identify genes related to hair texture and fat metabolism. Each of these genetic variations are “present already in some living mice,” ...

Since then, the company has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA, with a goal to genetically “engineer them into living animals,” said CEO Ben Lamm.

Colossal has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA, with a goal to genetically "engineer them into living animals," said CEO Ben Lamm. In a 2023 interview ...

Company co-founder and CEO Ben Lamm puts ... into the mice to alter hair texture—specifically waviness. “It puts the mammoth version of that allele in the mouse,” Shapiro explains.

These included long, woolly hair and ... extinct,” Shapiro says. In addition, the technologies the company is developing could be used to try to protect living species, says Ben Lamm, Colossal ...