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Shreveport Times |
Scientists welcome three genetically engineered dire wolf pups, named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi. How'd they bring back the extinct species?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
Colossal Biosciences, known for de-extinction efforts, has revived the dire wolf using DNA from ancient remains and modern gray wolves.
Yahoo |
Remus is not really a dire wolf. They aren’t “back.” Dire wolves are still extinct.

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Scientists welcome three genetically engineered dire wolf pups, named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi. How'd they bring back the extinct species?
Meet dire wolves Romulus and Remus, the first animals brought back from extinction after 10,000 years
The dire wolf, lost to history over 10,000 years ago, has returned, howling once again following its species' "de-extinction." Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology and genetic engineering company,
Extinct Dire Wolves return on earth in 13,000 years: Meet Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi
The announcement of the extinct dire wolves returning made by Colossal Biosciences on X (formerly Twitter) has made a major scientific breakthrough.
Researchers who brought back dire wolves are working with tribes on several projects
Colossal is working with several Indigenous partners who might take in the dire wolves and other extinct animals the company is trying to bring back.
Return of the dire wolf? More like a Colossal case of conservation-washing
While the internet fawns over genetically engineered wolves, real species are dying out US biotech startup Colossal Biosciences has resurrected the dire wolf — or at least that’s what the company would like you to believe.
The return of the dire wolf after 10,000 years of extinction
While the company says it has "successfully restored a once-eradicated species", other scientists claim that the animals "are not truly dire wolves", given that much of their DNA
Why Billionaire Trumpers Love This Dire Wolf Rubbish
No, dire wolves are not “back.” But pretending they can be brought back is a good excuse to gut regulations that protect real endangered species.
More like dire frankenwolves
Nature's selection of new traits through evolution is a powerful force. Corporations creating new species at the whim of investors is scary.
Dire wolf, or Colossal misrepresentation?
A biotechnology company called Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected the dire wolf, a species that went extinct over 10,000 years ago.
Time4d
The Return of the Dire Wolf
Romulus and Remus are doing what puppies do: chasing, tussling, nipping, nuzzling. But there’s something very un-puppylike about the snowy white 6-month olds—their size, for starters.
Smithsonian Magazine4d
Have Dire Wolves, Which Went Extinct More Than 10,000 Years Ago, Really Been Brought Back to Life?
Romulus and Remus, pups that the company Colossal Biosciences says are the first dire wolves to roam the planet in several thousand years, are seen at one month old. Colossal Biosciences A ...
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