5 Fun Finds in the UC Davis Paleontology Collection
UC Davis’ Letters & Sciences Magazine recently published a profile on the fossil collection, including a listicle of five fossils in our collection. You can read the article here.
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Dr. Gold Quoted in TechCrunch
On a quest to revive the woolly mammoth, scientists have created a woolly mouse. Is the first step towards resurrecting extinct species? You can read the profile on TechCrunch to find out. Of course they just used a small quote of mine; if you want to know the full response I gave the reporter, I’ve reprinted it below: “This is a very exciting step towards bringing back the woolly mammoth, though it may not help us bring back any other prehistoric species. The woolly mammoth is unusual because it is very closely related to the living Indian elephant. This means scientists can potentially modify the genetic code of an Indian elephant so that it has the same mutations seen […]
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