De-extinction of the dire wolf is a publicity stunt

De-extinction of the dire wolf is a publicity stunt

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotech company, made headlines this April after falsely claiming to resurrect the extinct dire wolf. The company presents this as a breakthrough for conservation biology. However, our team of conservation geneticists at the Western University — along with many other academics views it as a dangerous deception. Colossal’s so-called dire wolf is not a resurrected species. It’s a genetically modified grey wolf. …

The return of the dire wolf should raise alarm

Thanks to the efforts of Colossal Biosciences, dire wolves are seemingly back from the dead.  Colossal Biosciences is a biotechnology company focused on bringing species back from extinction through genome editing. Using this process, they claim responsibility for bringing back the dire wolf, a species extinct for 10,000 years, known by many for its representation in the “Game of Thrones” series. Today, three healthy animals — four-month-old Rom…

Colossal Bioscience’s attempt to de-extinct the dire wolf is a dangerously deceptive publicity stunt

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotech company, made headlines this April after falsely claiming to resurrect the extinct dire wolf. The company presents this as a breakthrough for conservation biology. However, our team of conservation geneticists at the Western University — along with many other academics views it as a dangerous deception. Read more: 'Return' of the dire wolf is an impressive feat of genetic engineering, not a reversal o…

We’ve Seen the Dire Wolf Movie and it Doesn’t End Well: Guest Column – Family Council

Recently, TIME magazine announced that the biotechnology company Colossal has resurrected the dire wolf, a species that went extinct thousands of years ago. “This is Remus,” read the caption over a photo of a robust-looking white wolf. “He’s a dire wolf. The first to exist in over 10,000 years.” According to Colossal, this is a first step to resurrecting other long-extinct animals, like the woolly mammoth.  As it turns out, the headline is an ex…