Extinction has always been final — until now. Advances in genome sequencing, cloning, and genetic engineering have given scientists a real pathway to bring extinct animals back to life. This process, ...

Dire wolves, the canine companions from Game of Thrones and an extinct species of the real world, are back, but how did they make their return? A new documentary plans to reveal the scientific ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Only a few hundred red wolves still exist, most in captivity. JeffGoulden/E+ via Getty Images Have you been hearing about the dire ...

The term “de-extinction” often conjures images of Jurassic Park-style genetic manipulation, complete with ethical dilemmas and ecological chaos. But the reality of functional de-extinction—the ...

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The dire wolf, a large, wolflike species that went extinct about 12,000 years ago, has been in the news after biotech company Colossal claimed to have resurrected it using cloning and gene-editing ...

While de-extinction often conjures images of scientific ambition divorced from conservation reality, Colossal Biosciences has developed a conservation-oriented approach to species restoration. Every ...

View post: Alex Vesia’s Wife Shares Emotional Update Following Daughter’s Death Colossal Biosciences aims to rewrite history as they work to resurrect extinct species – and their sights are set on the ...

Colossal Biosciences, using a new gene editing technology, recently announced the de-extinction of the dire wolf: “After a 10,000-plus-year absence, our team is proud to return the dire wolf to its ...

To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered pups of the long-extinct dire wolf. Scientific criticism followed fast. The ...

Have you been hearing about the dire wolf lately? Maybe you saw a massive white wolf on the cover of Time magazine or a photo of “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin holding a puppy named after ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Erwin, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) Have you been hearing ...