The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a far more familiar creature, which most of us know as a kitchen pest. It is also one of the most studied organisms in biology and medical research. We know more ...

“As it is, we have some cute looking hairy mice ... You are never going to ‘bring back’ a mammoth,” she added. Lab mice are commonly genetically engineered to have certain traits ...

“We are ecstatic about these mice and not just because they’re cute.” Despite what their name might imply, the extra-furry lab mice have no mammoth DNA present in their genome, but were ...

Biotech company Colossal, which is attempting to bring back the woolly mammoth, has reached a milestone − and a very cute one at that ... modified in the laboratory mice, to achieve mice ...

We know more about this laboratory mouse than perhaps any other mammal besides humans. Colossal details its new research in a pre-print paper , which has not yet been peer-reviewed.

(CNN) — It’s tiny, but this lab mouse could have a mammoth impact ... “As it is, we have some cute looking hairy mice, with no understanding of their physiology, behaviour, etc.