Scientists transfer frozen rat chromosome into living mouse cells, advancing de-extinction research
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Michael Le Page
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Summary
Scientists at Yamanashi University in Japan have successfully transferred a chromosome from a deep-frozen rat into living mouse cells, generating mice with cells containing an added rat chromosome. This breakthrough in de-extinction technology could pave the way for resurrecting extinct species like the woolly mammoth. The team plans to refine the technique on elephant cells next, and if successful, attempt it with frozen mammoth tissue.
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· 2 pulledOnce we have refined the technique, we'll start testing it on elephant cells
If we succeed in introducing elephant chromosomes into mouse embryonic cells, we may be able to bring mammoths back from the dead
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