Regina Barber

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

And maybe their fat?

And maybe their fat?

And maybe their fat?

So it takes a lot of time to isolate those genes, insert them into Asian elephant embryos, wait to see if that pans out, then go back to the drawing board with the next one.

So it takes a lot of time to isolate those genes, insert them into Asian elephant embryos, wait to see if that pans out, then go back to the drawing board with the next one.

So it takes a lot of time to isolate those genes, insert them into Asian elephant embryos, wait to see if that pans out, then go back to the drawing board with the next one.

Wow. Okay. So that's where the mice come in. Like they reproduce so quickly. There's so many generations and like they get more data faster.

Wow. Okay. So that's where the mice come in. Like they reproduce so quickly. There's so many generations and like they get more data faster.

Wow. Okay. So that's where the mice come in. Like they reproduce so quickly. There's so many generations and like they get more data faster.

And so they can see, like, did this gene that shows up in the woolly mammoth DNA have, like, the same effect in mice?

And so they can see, like, did this gene that shows up in the woolly mammoth DNA have, like, the same effect in mice?

And so they can see, like, did this gene that shows up in the woolly mammoth DNA have, like, the same effect in mice?

Wow.

Wow.

Wow.

That's so awesome.

That's so awesome.

That's so awesome.

Wait, wait. So not dark brown like children's books when I see the mammoths? Are those mammoths just like dirty?