🐺Colossal Brings Back the Dire Wolf, Extinct for Over 10,000 Years

Scientists precisely edited the DNA of modern-day gray wolves to create puppies as genetically close as possible to their extinct ancestors. The resulting pups, Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi, mark a milestone in de-extinction efforts. The researchers have not yet published details of the process.

Similarly, the company plans to bring back the woolly mammoth by genetically editing the Asian elephant. The first step toward this, "woolly mice," was demonstrated in March.

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