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Does Colossal Biosciences’ dire wolf creation justify its $10B+ valuation?
On Monday, the “de-extinction” startup Colossal Biosciences announced its most ambitious results to date: the dire wolf.
Colossal Biosciences says it brought back the dire wolf. Some scientists aren’t convinced
The Dallas-based “de-extinction company” grabbed headlines this week with its announcement about resurrecting a creature that ...
The dire wolf went extinct 13,000 years ago. What to know about this colossal beast
A biotech company made history with the birth of three genetically engineered wolves: What we know about these prehistoric ...
Scientists Warn Dire Wolf Could Bring ‘Unintended Consequences’
Fantasy fans bitterly joked that they were seeing actual dire wolves — which featured prominently in HBO’s Game of Thrones ...
The dire wolf, which went extinct 12,500 years ago, revived by biotech company
Colossal Biosciences said it used ancient DNA from the extinct species to create three dire wolf pups named Romulus, Remus ...
A biotech company says it has bred three pups with traits of the extinct dire wolf
Colossal Biosciences says it used novel gene-editing technology to alter gray wolf DNA to breed the animals. Dire wolves ...
Should we be bringing back extinct species? Ethical concerns raised after dire wolf allegedly resurrected
The recent claim the long extinct dire wolf was resurrected made headlines around the world. But bioethicists and ecologists ...
Did scientists bring the dire wolf back from extinction? Why some critics say no
A Texas-based genetics company says the long-extinct dire wolf is back. Some critics say that's not quite true.
Scientists genetically engineer wolves with white hair and muscular jaws like the extinct dire wolf
Colossal Biosciences said the wolf pups range in age from three to six months old and have long white hair and muscular jaws.
Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm defends his ‘de-extinct’ dire wolf
The biotech cofounder says critics claiming his dire wolves are closer to designer dogs are missing the point: ‘It’s a stupid ...
Dire wolves have been extinct for over 10,000 years. Now, the startup Colossal Biosciences says it's brought them back.
The startup Colossal Biosciences says it achieved de-extinction and made three new dire wolves named Romulus, Remus, and ...
Supposed dire wolf 'de-extinction' is part cool science, part flashy marketing
Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, a prehistoric wolf species that died out more than 10,000 years ago, in April 2025. Three pups ...