Other outward similarities remain, including a wolf-like head and body shape. Beyond implications for understanding dire wolf origin and extinction events, the findings point to the independent ...

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.

The Dire Wolf, once a mythical figure thanks to Game of Thrones, is experiencing a major revival, thanks to Colossal Biosciences, the ambitious biotech company working on de-extincting species ...

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 ...

Colossal Bioscience’s part resurrection of the extinct dire wolf through genetic engineering raises questions of how far we can safely allow this science to go. We can’t afford to let ...

Dallas-based biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences announced the successful birth of three healthy dire wolf pups after ...

One of de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences' "dire wolf" pups at three months. Photo / Colossal When a snow-white wolf appeared on a recent cover of Time magazine, billed as the resurrection ...

Last month, the return of the dire wolf took over the media—it’s one of the first “happy” headlines to take off in a while. I was so chuffed to see how many people were into the idea of ...

A recent display in Time magazine features a photo of a handsome white dog-like animal, a dire wolf. The caption features a single word, “Extinct,” which is crossed out. The dire wolf ...

Move over dragons-there's a new legendary creature making waves in pop culture, and this time, it's not a product of fantasy but cutting-edge science. The Dire Wolf, once a mythical figure thanks ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotech company, made headlines this April after falsely claiming to resurrect the extinct dire wolf . The company presents this as a ...

Colossal Biosciences has genetically engineered the first dire wolf to live in over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species.