2025 Will See Us Closer to a Woolly Mammoth Comeback [Video]

Colossal Biosciences, the US company aiming to bring back extinct species, says that it expects its first woolly mammoth calves will be born during the next three years.

“Within the next two years, we will see our first mammal born fully ex utero, grown completely from an embryo to a living, breathing functional animal,” says Ben Lamm, co-founder and CEO of Colossal, told Newsweek.

The goal is to start with the birthing of small mammals’ ex utero – outside the womb – and to work up to the birthing of elephants by this method, which will pave the way for mammoth births.

Developing artificial wombs

In another significant development, The Colossal Foundation, the arm of Colossal Biosciences which is focused on scientific solutions for conservation and biodiversity today announced a $1.5 million donation to Dr George Church’s lab at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University.

The collaboration between the Colossal …