The Company Trying to Bring Back the Mammoth Just Teamed Up With the US Government

A biotechnology company known for efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth has partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve the genetic material of more than twenty-three hundred endangered species. Think of it as a genetic Noah's Ark—a living library of DNA designed to safeguard biodiversity before extinctions occur. Rather than attempting to resurrect species after they disappear, the partnership aims to bank genetic resources now, creating options for future conservation and possible de-extinction. According to io9, the collaboration merges cutting-edge biotechnology with traditional wildlife protection.

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