Can we actually clone mammoths using an artificial womb?

I'm not an expert but I think the real challenge is creating a viable embryo using only mammoth DNA. Surely impregnating an Indian elephant with a mammoth embryo would be more likely to be successful than creating an artificial womb. Also, if we c... read more

I'm not an expert but I think the real challenge is creating a viable embryo using only mammoth DNA. Surely impregnating an Indian elephant with a mammoth embryo would be more likely to be successful than creating an artificial womb. read more

The woolly mammoth roamed across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America during the last Ice Age and vanished about 4,000 years ago, probably due to a combination of climate change and hunting by humans. Their closest living relative is the Asian, not the African, elephant. read more

Gene editing technology may literally open up a shortcut to resurrecting the woolly mammoth, but some scientists argue doing so would be risky and unethical. A sculpture of mammoths is seen in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiisk, 1250 miles east of Moscow, June 28, 2008. read more