The bioscience startup has attracted billions in investment – and a flurry of criticism, but founder tells the Guardian plans to bring back the woolly mammoth will not be derailed ...

Once upon a time, the likes of Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg imagined a world where scientists on the cutting edge of genetic research pieced together bits of DNA, both ancient and modern, to ...

The Texas entrepreneur working to bring back the woolly mammoth has added a new species to his revival list: the dodo. Recreating this flightless bird, a symbol of human-caused extinction, is a chance ...

B R I G H T O N, Tasmania, Aug. 22 -- A sign by the small enclosurenear the Bonorong Park Wildlife Center entrance says “Tasmaniantiger” but the fabled carnivore is nowhere to be seen. The last known ...

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotech company, made headlines this April after falsely claiming to resurrect the extinct dire wolf. The company presents this as a breakthrough for conservation ...

Yes, you can pay $50,000 to clone a pet. But others are using the technology to rescue endangered species. This week, we heard that Tom Brady had his dog cloned. The former quarterback revealed that ...

We live in the most surprising, and unsurprising times simultaneously. So much so that you can say “Tom Brady’s dog is a clone of his dog that died two years ago,” and you’d just nod and say “yeah, ...

A British biologist named John Gurdon won a Nobel Prize for discovering that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become “pluripotent.” That means mature cells can be converted into stem cells, so ...

Pets just don't live long enough. We spend time, emotion, energy and lots of money caring for them, all while knowing we'll invariably outlive them. It's unsurprising, then, that with the advent of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tom Brady revealed his pit bull mix was cloned using DNA from his late dog, bringing major attention to the ...