“Wolves and dire wolves, despite the wolf part of their names, are not closely related, having parted ways from a common ancestor some 6 million years ago, and the African jackal might be more ...

Colossal edited 15 extinct dire wolf variants into the donor gray wolf genome, creating dire wolves that express genes that have not been expressed for more than 10,000 years.

Dire wolves were originally thought to have more likely been relatives of jackals. But Colossal's findings suggest the dire wolf goes back about 4.5 million years ago with ancestors including a ...

Based on the sequence of two new dire wolf genomes, the researchers at Colossal conclude that dire wolves formed a distinct branch within the canids over 2.5 million years ago.

For context, the gray wolf—the closest living relative of the dire wolf—has a genome of about 2.45 billion base pairs (the fundamental building blocks of DNA).

Or scientists could edit ancestral red wolf gene variants into today’s red wolves. That could help “make them more adaptable to climate change and disease and all the challenges that wild ...

Scientists working for Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences claim to have brought the dire wolf, which went extinct about 12,500 years ago, back to life.

Dire wolves have also appeared in video games including Final Fantasy and World of Warcraft, tabletop game classic Dungeons & Dragons, and card game Magic the Gathering.. But the dire wolf is an ...

Accordingly, Colossal's wolves have a distinctly more muscular build than the leaner grey wolf. They're also already over 80lbs (36kg) at six months old, which is a comparable weight to a fully ...

Scientists say the wolves carry dire wolf genes but are essentially hybrid animals with 99.9% gray wolf genome. Experts note the technology could help endangered species, though questions remain ...