Goma Correspondent

And that's partly because the one-child policy, which existed until about a decade ago, was really successful. It tried to persuade Chinese people that really there was too many Chinese people and parents ought to have fewer children. And they were forced to have fewer children.

And that's partly because the one-child policy, which existed until about a decade ago, was really successful. It tried to persuade Chinese people that really there was too many Chinese people and parents ought to have fewer children. And they were forced to have fewer children.

That policy was so successful that to suddenly turn it around and try and persuade people to have more children now, it's not really working.

That policy was so successful that to suddenly turn it around and try and persuade people to have more children now, it's not really working.

The end result is a single dose vial of the live attenuated virus measles vaccine. Millions of children over the world will have an even safer and healthier life.

The end result is a single dose vial of the live attenuated virus measles vaccine. Millions of children over the world will have an even safer and healthier life.

It's got bright orange hair, about five centimetres long. This mouse is supposed to be a first step towards recreating the mammoth.

It's got bright orange hair, about five centimetres long. This mouse is supposed to be a first step towards recreating the mammoth.

It does sound like an incredible story. So the story is about a company called Colossal Biosciences who have the stated aim of bringing back the woolly mammoth from extinction. to roam the Arctic tundra in time. They hope to have the first woolly mammoth in 2028. They're not going to be exactly woolly mammoths. They're going to be genetically modified elephants that are able to withstand the cold.

It does sound like an incredible story. So the story is about a company called Colossal Biosciences who have the stated aim of bringing back the woolly mammoth from extinction. to roam the Arctic tundra in time. They hope to have the first woolly mammoth in 2028. They're not going to be exactly woolly mammoths. They're going to be genetically modified elephants that are able to withstand the cold.

And the reason they want to bring them back is to fill what they say is a vacant ecological niche. There's been an alarming loss of biodiversity all across the planet. And what Colossal want to do is to start bringing it back.

And the reason they want to bring them back is to fill what they say is a vacant ecological niche. There's been an alarming loss of biodiversity all across the planet. And what Colossal want to do is to start bringing it back.

So in the case of the mammoth, they believe that having mammoths stomping across the tundra will restore it and slow down the melting of the permafrost and slow down the release of carbon dioxide, which would be good for the environment. They're also trying to bring back the dodo and the Tasmanian tiger. But in this instance, to bring back the mammoth, their first step has been to try it on mice.

So in the case of the mammoth, they believe that having mammoths stomping across the tundra will restore it and slow down the melting of the permafrost and slow down the release of carbon dioxide, which would be good for the environment. They're also trying to bring back the dodo and the Tasmanian tiger. But in this instance, to bring back the mammoth, their first step has been to try it on mice.

They've altered seven genes to do with hair growth. And they've, unsurprisingly, you might think, got a mouse that looks quite like a mammoth, apart from the fact that it's the size of a mouse. Tell us what it looks like, Pallab. It's got bright orange hair, about five centimetres long. If you're a Star Trek fan, you might be familiar with tribbles. So it looks like a little tribble.

They've altered seven genes to do with hair growth. And they've, unsurprisingly, you might think, got a mouse that looks quite like a mammoth, apart from the fact that it's the size of a mouse. Tell us what it looks like, Pallab. It's got bright orange hair, about five centimetres long. If you're a Star Trek fan, you might be familiar with tribbles. So it looks like a little tribble.

And they just run around. Apparently, they're healthy. They did also insert a mammoth-like gene because they know what mammoth genes are like from studying frozen mammoths. That gene is supposed to increase fat levels. They don't know if that's worked or not. But this mouse is supposed to be a first step towards recreating the mammoth.

And they just run around. Apparently, they're healthy. They did also insert a mammoth-like gene because they know what mammoth genes are like from studying frozen mammoths. That gene is supposed to increase fat levels. They don't know if that's worked or not. But this mouse is supposed to be a first step towards recreating the mammoth.

But there is a lot of scepticism, a lot of concern about their work.

But there is a lot of scepticism, a lot of concern about their work.