HOW TO MAKE A BABY WOOLLY MAMMOTH
To bring back a woolly mammoth, scientists begin with frozen mammoth remains found in Siberia.
From these ancient bones and tissue, they sequence the mammoth's genome—its full set of DNA instructions.
Since a woolly mammoth’s DNA is 99% the same as an Asian elephant’s, scientists choose the mammoth genes they want—like those for thick fur or cold resistance—and edit them into an Asian elephant’s embryo using a genetic tool called CRISPR.
This embryo can then be placed into a living elephant, or someday, into an artificial womb.
If successful, it will grow into a baby woolly mammoth—the first in thousands of years.
Source: National Geographic Society