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Despite a huge media fanfare in which Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf, the company's ...

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To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered ...

"De-extinction" takes center stage as environmentalists express dismay over erosion of the Endangered Species Act ...

Closer to home, scientists in Melbourne, led by Professor Andrew Pask, are on a journey towards a similar scientific breakthrough — this time resurrecting the infamous Tasmanian tiger. With Colossal’s ...

But none is more wrong-headed — or cynical — than using those cute genetically engineered “dire wolf” pups to distract from the urgent needs of actual endangered species. Pepper Trail is a ...

The resurrection of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus) by Colossal Biosciences represents a landmark achievement in genetic engineering, setting a new record with 20 precise genomic edits in a ...

In under three minutes, the very cute pups mature from tiny fluff balls ... Khaleesi — “the first female dire wolf brought back from extinction.” Colossal brands itself “the de-extinction ...

To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered pups of the long-extinct dire wolf. Scientific criticism followed fast.

They're cute, they're fluffy ... "This is the creation of a transgenic animal that has dire wolf-like characteristics, in its body size and fur coat color." Research scientist William Lynn ...

They're cute, they're fluffy ... "This is the creation of a transgenic animal that has dire wolf-like characteristics, in its body size and fur coat color." On April 11, the Colossal team working ...