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The dire wolf is back. Or is it? Colossal defends its science amid critics
Colossal Biosciences revealed recently it had born three pups using the ancient DNA of the dire wolf, which went extinct ...
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George R.R. Martin helped with a scientific paper about dire wolves
George R.R. Martin is known for two things: writing the Song of Ice and Fire series (which HBO adapted as Game of Thrones) ...
If we must bring back extinct species, let's focus on the giant herbivores
The American genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences recently announced to much fanfare it had "de-extincted" the dire ...
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‘De-extinction’ of dire wolves promotes false hope technology can’t undo extinction
Over the past week, the media have been inundated with news of the “de-extinction” of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus) – a species that went extinct about 13,000 years ago.     The breakthrough has been ...
Does De-Extinction Actually Work?
It’s like if you took a chimpanzee and edited its genome to be a little taller and hairless, and then said you brought back Neanderthals,” one scientist said.