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Mice genetically engineered with thick hair to resemble extinct woolly mammoth

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Biotech company Colossal Biosciences is genetically engineering living animals with qualities to resemble extinct species like the woolly mammoth.

Woolly mammoths roamed the frozen tundras of Europe , Asia and North America until they went extinct around 4,000 years ago .

Outside scientists have mixed views about whether this strategy will be helpful for conservation.

Independent experts are skeptical about the idea of "de-extinction".

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