The ‘dire wolf’ dilemma
- Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based firm, announced it created three wolf pups with traits of the extinct dire wolf.
- Dire wolves vanished roughly 13,000 years ago, but Colossal used ancient DNA from fossils to attempt their revival.
- Scientists extracted genetic material from a 72,000-year-old skull and a 13,000-year-old tooth to edit twenty genes in gray wolf cells.
- Colossal stated they provide the new wolf breed with veterinary assistance, 24-hour surveillance, and a meat-based diet.
- The pups, named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi, now live in a secluded, 2,000-acre nature preserve, but the firm's claims face skepticism.
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Scientists Warn Dire Wolf Could Bring ‘Unintended Consequences’
Earlier this week, Colossal Biosciences claimed that they’d brought the dire wolf back from extinction after some 12,000 years. They debuted photos of five-month-old Romulus and Remus, two fluffy, snow-white wolves that the company claims represent their first successful effort in “de-extincion.” The wolves, with longer, thicker, lighter-colored coats than gray wolves and a larger stature and stronger jaw, also have a younger “sister,” Khaleesi,…
First came the dire wolf - the wooly mammoth is next
With all the insane news this week surrounding President Trump’s tariff and trade drama, only one non-political story was significant enough to break through the news cycle: a Texas-based company called Colossal Biosciences has bred three dire wolves and is currently keeping them in a secret 2,000-acre natural habitat somewhere in the United States. That’s right: dire wolves. An extinct species. A beast so mythical that we only really know of it…
Experts question that Colossal has managed to "disextinguish" the first animal in history.
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