New company's wild mission: Bring back the woolly mammoth

A biotechnology company announced plans to recreate some mammoth features in living elephant cells. It would compare mammoth DNA, the genetic instructions in cells, with elephant DNA and use gene editing, a way to change DNA. The project might eventually create an elephant with mammoth-like traits, but no mammoth has been brought back. This was a research and business announcement, not a completed study, and no people participated.

What this means for you: You can ignore this when making health or buying decisions. It is a long-term, unproven project, and success is far from certain.