DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

COMING SOON ON A NATURE WALK NEAR YOU: A WOOLY MAMMOTH?

Source: Colossal Biosciences

The de-extinction of the Wooly Mammoth could occur by 2028 and the biotechnology behind this astounding resurrection of the species may be of potential investment interest to investors. Here's what we know:
Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences, which calls itself the de-extinction company, has plans to combine DNA from 4000+ year old species with current Asian elephants to birth a Wooly Mammoth calf
The Asian elephants would be surrogate mothers
The Wooly Mammoth died out around 2,000 BC
Once they coax Wooly Mammoth embryos into surrogate elephants, the bio scientists will need to find government partners willing to release them onto their land
Wooly Mammoths and Asian elephants share 99.6% of their genome
After reconstructing the Wooly Mammoth's genetic code, the company plans to insert it into donor egg cells from Asian elephants, fertilize the eggs in vitro and implant them in surrogate elephants
The first one could appear by 2028
The company thinks that given the technology that comes from this, the long-term shareholder value has considerable potential
The company also has plans to de-extinct the dodo bird and Tasmanian tiger.

CANADA'S WILDFIRES HAVE GLOBAL AIR QUALITY IMPACT

Source: Stock

New research by a team of international scientists has found the 2023 Canada Wildfires negatively affected air quality as far away as Europe and China. Here's what we know:
The 2023 wildfires in Canada were the worst in Canadian history
Extreme weather conditions from Climate Change are being blamed
Air quality as far away as Europe and China suffered significant damage
Smoke and pollution were carried by wind patterns across the North Atlantic into Europe, Eurasia and China
To track the patterns, scientists used satellite data and air quality measurements
They found carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and other pollutants linked to health problems like respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and the pollutants were carried thousands of miles
The long-range transport of the pollution significantly damaged air quality in Europe and China
And the fires spread severe levels of pollution into Western Canada and parts of the US.
These findings were just published in the Journal of Environmental Science.

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