Regina Barber

Okay. So these mice, they're like miniature versions of woolly mammoths?

Okay. So these mice, they're like miniature versions of woolly mammoths?

Okay. So these mice, they're like miniature versions of woolly mammoths?

Cool. Okay. But why are you bringing them up now?

Cool. Okay. But why are you bringing them up now?

Cool. Okay. But why are you bringing them up now?

Wow. So they have like Jurassic Park-like intentions? Yeah.

Wow. So they have like Jurassic Park-like intentions? Yeah.

Wow. So they have like Jurassic Park-like intentions? Yeah.

Wow. Okay. So today on the show, woolly mice and what they mean for the elusive goal known as de-extinction. You're listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

Wow. Okay. So today on the show, woolly mice and what they mean for the elusive goal known as de-extinction. You're listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

Wow. Okay. So today on the show, woolly mice and what they mean for the elusive goal known as de-extinction. You're listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

Okay, Rob, we're going to go from mice to mammoths. Yeah. Let's start with these woolly mice. Like, how are they different from normal mice? And how were they created exactly?

Okay, Rob, we're going to go from mice to mammoths. Yeah. Let's start with these woolly mice. Like, how are they different from normal mice? And how were they created exactly?

Okay, Rob, we're going to go from mice to mammoths. Yeah. Let's start with these woolly mice. Like, how are they different from normal mice? And how were they created exactly?

And how do they go about doing that?

And how do they go about doing that?

And how do they go about doing that?

So in practice, I imagine they're like hunting for genes responsible for like iconic, you know, mammoth traits like their distinctive coat.

So in practice, I imagine they're like hunting for genes responsible for like iconic, you know, mammoth traits like their distinctive coat.