Colossal uses gene editing to bring dire wolves back from extinction, marking a breakthrough in de-extinction science with ...

A study of extinct dire wolf DNA reveals surprises, including that the carnivores, made famous as fictional pets in Game of Thrones ... known for its imposing size, specialized bone-cracking ...

In a scientific achievement that reads like science fiction made real, Colossal Biosciences has accomplished what many thought impossible: successfully bringing back the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus), an ...

In the high fantasy novel series A Song Of Ice And Fire (1996 to present), later adapted into the worldwide TV phenomenon Game Of Thrones (2011 to 2019), the once-extinct and majestic dire wolf ...

A biotech company claims to have brought back the dire wolf, made famous by Game of Thrones, using advanced genetic engineering on gray wolves, but experts argue the result is more a modified ...

They were "first described in the 1850s" after the discovery of their fossils, and are defined by their enormous size ... in "Game of Thrones", a series which popularised dire wolves) two months ...

Martin, who popularized the dire wolf in the hit series “Game of Thrones,” revealed on Facebook that he has been aware of the news for a while now and has just been sworn to silence.

The Game of Thrones show portrayed dire wolves as noble wolves, even though their true biological ancestors were very different from loyal huskies. Science confirms that dire wolves Canis dirus ...

The combination of dire wolf and Game of Thrones is an iconic imagery of the show. Based on the novels of George R.R. Martin, the show features the gripping fight for power amongst an array of ...

Game of Thrones. Scientists extracted genome data of excavated dire wolf fossils, and used it to rewrite the genomic sequence of the common wolf, or Canis lupus. It then used this gene sequence ...

“Extinction is still forever,” Paleogeneticist Dr Nic Rawlence from Otago University in New Zealand reacted to the ‘de-extinction’ of the Game of Thrones-famous dire wolf. Texas-based ...