• Pennomi
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      301 month ago

      Genetic researchers have created a breed of woolly mice loosely based on woolly mammoth phenotypes. This is supposed to be a test run before they try to do the harder job of recreating the mammoth.

      • @[email protected]
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        91 month ago

        And it won’t be recreating the mammoth, just giving mammoth-like features to an elephant.

        It’s a truly strange project.

        • @[email protected]
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          51 month ago

          Maybe to make it better tolerate colder climates?

          As if Denmark isn’t flat enough already without introducing a bunch of fluffy pachyderms…

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        1 month ago

        But why is there a… rock? donut hole? geode? hush puppy? Next to the woolly mouse? I feel like it’s a pun I’m missing.