Colossal genetic feat: Company 'brings back' extinct dire wolf. Could woolly mammoth be next?

While a genetics company saw success with a dire wolf revival, can it pull off the Colossal feat of de-extinction in other ...
Morning Overview on MSN

The company that revived the dire wolf now says a mammoth calf is coming by 2028

Colossal Biosciences announced on April 7, 2025, that it had achieved what it calls the world’s first de-extinction through the birth of three dire wolves named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi. The same ...
Yahoo

Dire wolves have been 'resurrected': See how scientists used ancient DNA to create the pups

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A species that hasn't existed since the Earth's last Ice Age has been "resurrected" by scientists. The dire wolf, which died out ...
Yahoo

Have dire wolves been brought back from extinction? Not quite

Call them dire wolves. Don't call them dire wolves. Colossal Biosciences, the biotechnology company from Dallas, Texas, that wants to de-extinct the woolly mammoth and dodo, doesn't care what you call ...
Phys.org

'Return' of the dire wolf is an impressive feat of genetic engineering, not a reversal of extinction

Dallas-based biotech company Colossal has announced the birth of three pups bearing the DNA signatures of dire wolves, an iconic predator last seen roaming North America over 10,000 years ago. With ...
Newsday

Return of dire wolves is not what it seems

The headlines and TV chyrons delivered the breathless news: The dire wolves had returned. It was kind of thrilling, even if you were not a fan of “Game of Thrones” where the creatures were a baleful ...
The Daily Dot

Biotech company’s ‘dire wolf’ pups spark backlash—and raise ethical concerns

An announcement from biotech company Colossal Biosciences claimed to have brought back the dire wolf, a species that died out around 12,500 years ago. However, excitement around the reports quickly ...
The Michigan Daily

The return of the dire wolf should raise alarm

Thanks to the efforts of Colossal Biosciences, dire wolves are seemingly back from the dead. Colossal Biosciences is a biotechnology company focused on bringing species back from extinction through ...
Los Angeles Times

Opinion: Baby “dire wolves” are making headlines across the scientific community, but is de-extinction really the miracle science it’s made out to be?

In October 2024, three dire wolf pups were born in a successful de-extinction project helmed by Colossal Biosciences, located in Dallas, Texas. The pups include two boys, Romulus and Remus, and a girl ...
GEN

Dire Wolves? Gray Wolves? What Kind of Wolf Am I?

“You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024.” [Colossal Biosciences] Earlier this week, ...
Chicago Tribune

Scientists genetically engineer wolves similar to extinct dire wolf

Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an undisclosed, secure location in the U.S., according to the company that aims to bring ...