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How Colossal Biosciences’ Dire Wolf De-Extinction Advances Conservation Science
Dallas-based biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences announced the successful birth of three healthy dire wolf pups after ...
This genetics firm didn’t resurrect the extinct dire wolf, but did achieve a breakthrough in hype
Colossal Biosciences' claim to have achieved the 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf has been questioned by geneticists, but the ...
Dire wolf scientists should know “de-extinction” is a fool’s errand (Opinion)
To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered ...
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Did scientists bring the dire wolf back from extinction? Why some critics say no
The wolves are now living on a more than 2,000-acre ecological preserve, according to Colossal, that was certified by the American Humane Society and registered with the USDA. The dire wolf ...
The Return of the Dire Wolf
Advertisement Advertisement The dire wolf once roamed an American range that extended as far south as Venezuela and as far north as Canada, but not a single one has been seen in over 10,000 years, ...
The dire wolf is back. Or is it? Colossal defends its science amid critics
Colossal Biosciences revealed recently it had born three pups using the ancient DNA of the dire wolf, which went extinct about 13,000 years ago.
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Dire wolf brought back from extinction after 13,000 years, scientists claim – what to know
Dire wolves lived across the American midcontinent during the Ice Age. The oldest confirmed dire wolf fossil, from Black Hills, South Dakota, is around 250,000 years old. The animals went extinct ...
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The Return of the Dire Wolf
Advertisement Advertisement The dire wolf once roamed an American range that extended as far south as Venezuela and as far north as Canada, but not a single one has been seen in over 10,000 years ...