• Pennomi
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    248 hours ago

    Genetic researchers have created a breed of woolly mice loosely based on woolly mammoth phenotypes. This is supposed to be a test run before they try to do the harder job of recreating the mammoth.

    • @Pronell
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      66 hours ago

      And it won’t be recreating the mammoth, just giving mammoth-like features to an elephant.

      It’s a truly strange project.

      • @[email protected]
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        34 hours ago

        Maybe to make it better tolerate colder climates?

        As if Denmark isn’t flat enough already without introducing a bunch of fluffy pachyderms…

    • @[email protected]
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      8 hours ago

      But why is there a… rock? donut hole? geode? hush puppy? Next to the woolly mouse? I feel like it’s a pun I’m missing.

          • @[email protected]
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            4 hours ago

            Specifically from Tim Hortons, which despite not having been Canadian in ages still gets treated like a Canadian icon.

            But as a result yeah, often referred to that way in common culture.