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A bioscience firm says they have resurrected an animal of legend - the extinct dire wolf. Three genetically engineered wolves ...
The most exotic animal seen since Herodotus wrote of India's gold-digging ants used to be Devil, the ‘Bengal mountain wolf’ ...
A bioscience company’s announcement this week that it’s brought back long-extinct dire wolves raised a lot of eyebrows. But ...
Colossal, a genetics startup, has birthed three pups that contain ancient DNA retrieved from the remains of the animal’s ...
Ethicists and conservationists appear to be divided over what the purpose of bringing back extinct species should be – and whether it matters.
Did you know the most expensive puppy sold is also one of the rarest dog breeds? Learn more about this unique pup's story, ...
Three unique-looking wolf pups have just been born in an American laboratory. Their special feature? Their DNA combines genes ...
Romulus and Remus were made to look like dire wolves, but scientists question the science behind their de-extinction claims ...
Most experts USA TODAY spoke with agreed that attempts to de-extinct animals, like the dire wolf, result in animals that are not the same as their ancestors and are actually hybrid animals.
Using CRISPR technology, a company called Colossal says it has de-extincted a wolf species last seen thousands of years ago.
“Colossal–a 10-billion dollar biotechnology company that seeks to combine “the science of genetics with the business of discovery”–has announced the world’s first successfully de-extincted animal, the ...
A Texas-based biotech company has brought dire wolves—a species extinct for about 10,000 to 12,500 years—back to life in a ...