28,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Cells Brought Back To Life By Scientists

Anyway, it all comes down to the fact that the scientists at the university have managed to extract nuclei from the mammoth's cells and transplant them into mouse oocytes – cells found in ovaries that are capable of forming an egg cell after genetic division. After that, the cells from the 28,000-year-old specimen started to show signs of biological activities.