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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 ...
Is this really a dire wolf? Here’s how the ‘de-extinct’ pups compare to the real thing.
The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...
Ancient DNA research aids de-extinction efforts and reveals surprising dire wolf ancestry
Colossal Biosciences made global headlines when they announced that they had successfully brought the dire wolf back from ...
Supposed dire wolf 'de-extinction' is part cool science, part flashy marketing
Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, a prehistoric wolf ...
They’re here. They’re howling. But, are they resurrected dire wolves?
Wolf conservationists say the truly dire matter is protecting America’s wild gray wolves — but that’s not as cute and cuddly ...
The ‘return’ of an extinct wolf is not the answer to saving endangered species, experts warn
Scientists say the Trump administration’s embrace of de-extinction won’t help endangered species like the Great Lakes gray wolf.
Scientists say they 'de-extincted' dire wolves: Experts are skeptical
When news broke that scientists in Texas had successfully reintroduced the long-extinct dire wolf to the modern world, more ...
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The dire wolf is back. Or is it? Colossal defends its science amid critics
The Dallas-based biotech firm has reveled in compliments and been hit with criticism over the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf. And there's been a lot of questions, too. The Colossal team posted a ...
How Scientists Plan To Bring Back Indian Cheetahs With Gene Technology | Explained
The scientists at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences in Lucknow will use gene editing to modify the DNA of the African ...