Scientists closer to bringing woolly mammoth back from extinction with scientific breakthrough

Woolly mammoths went extinct around 4,000 years ago, but scientists claim America will soon see the prehistoric animal in 2028.

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotechnology and genetic engineering company, is on a mission to ‘de-extinct’ the creature and other long-lost species.

The company announced it has raised $200 million in a new round of funding to make it happen in the next three years. It has raised $435 million since launching in 2021.

Scientists aren’t exactly sure why they disappeared from the planet, but theories include a shifting climate, overhunting or a combination of both. 

But Ben Lamm, CEO and founder of Colossal Biosciences, has said he’s ‘positive’ the first woolly mammoth calves will be born in the next few years.

‘Our recent successes in creating the technologies necessary for our end-to-end de-extinction toolkit have been met with enthusiasm by the investor community,’ Lamm said in a statement. 

‘This funding will grow our team, support new technology…