Colossal Bioscience says it has “de-extincted” the dire wolf, but other scientists disagree and say more important ...

Startup Colossal Biosciences has edited the DNA of a gray wolf to produce what it says is a de-extincted animal. Does that ...

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

Colossal, a genetics startup, has birthed three pups that contain ancient DNA retrieved from the remains of the animal’s ...

On Monday, the “de-extinction” startup Colossal Biosciences announced its most ambitious results to date: the dire wolf.

The dire wolf is a canine species that has been extinct for around 10,000 years, having lived up to 250,000 years ago. Living ...

As soon as Colossal Biosciences declared that it brought the dire wolf back from extinction, everyone felt a sense of wonder.

They’re dire wolf pups, back from extinction after some 12,000 years. Dire wolves thrived during the Pleistocene Epoch, when ...

Some question whether the pups are really dire wolves, or just genetically tweaked gray wolves. But the technology could be used to help at-risk animals.

Colossal Biosciences said the wolf pups range in age from three to six months old and have long white hair and muscular jaws.

Many species of megafauna became extinct near the time dire wolves became extinct. Phillips said the lack of prey is likely a factor in the extinction of dire wolves. Climate change and possibly ...

“It is an impressive feat of genome editing, but I would not call it de-extinction ... hunting in the wild, so I suspect their behavior will be different from a real dire wolf as well.” ...