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Scientists Revive Dire Wolf, or Something Close

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For the first time ever, scientists say they have made a species de-extinct, bringing the dire wolf back into the world thousands of years after it died off.
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On April 7, Colossal Biosciences announced what they called the “world’s first de-extinction,” the births of three dire wolves, extinct animals that lived during the ice ages of the Pleistocene.
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Colossal hopes what it learns from the woolly mammoth could help it engineer better-adapted modern elephants

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The dire wolf, which went extinct 12,500 years ago, revived by biotech company
Colossal Biosciences said it used ancient DNA from the extinct species to create three dire wolf pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.
Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close
Dire wolves, made famous by “Game of Thrones,” went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now, researchers have bred gray-wolf pups that carry genes of their ancient cousins.
Scientists say they revived dire wolf through biotech company's de-extinction process
Biotech company Colossal Biosciences said it has brought back the dire wolf, an animal that went extinct 10,000 years ago, through its de-extinction process.
The story of dire wolves goes beyond de-extinction
Some question whether the pups are really dire wolves, or just genetically tweaked gray wolves. But the technology could be used to help at-risk animals.
A biotech company has, sort of, revived the long-extinct dire wolf
Colossal Biosciences made a surprise announcement Monday, claiming it had brought the dire wolf back from the dead, achieving the biotech company’s first successful de-extinction. But some scientists say that while the wolves’ existence is an impressive feat,
The return of the dire wolf after 10,000 years of extinction
While the company says it has "successfully restored a once-eradicated species", other scientists claim that the animals "are not truly dire wolves", given that much of their DNA
Dire wolves are back: Colossal says woolly mammoth, dodo and Tasmanian tiger are next
The company that claims to have "resurrected" the dire wolf has its sights set on the woolly mammoth, dodo bird and Tasmanian tiger.
Return of the dire wolf? More like a Colossal case of conservation-washing
While the internet fawns over genetically engineered wolves, real species are dying out US biotech startup Colossal Biosciences has resurrected the dire wolf — or at least that’s what the company would like you to believe.
After Dire Wolf Life, Uh, Found A Way, Jurassic Park Had An A+ Response
Fans of Game of Thrones' favorite pets, as well as general fans of scientific advancement, were equally blown away this week when a biotech company announced the dire wolf had been back from extinction.
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