Small ears, frizzy hair and dry ear wax — the genetics of mammoths
While the researchers are not involved in trying to resurrect the mammoth through cloning, their work could assist any such effort.
April 7, 2023
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WASHINGTON — The largest-ever genetic assessment of the woolly mammoth has yielded new insight into this elephant cousin — an icon of the Ice Age — including about its fluffy hair, small ears, cold tolerance, fat storage and even dry ear wax.
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