Should we bring back extinct species? Today, there is a real chance that ancient beasts will return to the Siberian tundra after an American company received millions in funding to edit DNA.
‘Woolly mammoths could walk the Earth again’
Once upon a time: Early humans ate mammoths and used their tusks to make tools. Glossary
Tundra - One third of the Earth's soil-bound carbon is in these treeless arctic regions. As global warming melts the permafrost, this carbon escapes as CO2 and methane.
Colossal - The company’s tagline is “The Science of resurrecting the woolly mammoth.”
Reviving - Bringing back to life.
Warming - Permafrost in the Arctic contains heavy concentrations of greenhouse gases.