What We Really Need in the Fight Against Extinction

Forget Dire Wolves. Here’s What We Really Need in the Fight Against Extinction

News of the recovery of an extinct species in the form of howling, ivory-coated “dire wolf” pups last week was, on the face of it, understandably exciting. The only problem: from the vantage point of many scientists, the creatures are not dire wolves. The lab modified 14 of the over 19,000 genes in a living gray wolf to create their pups. The resultant animals are thus only the tiniest sliver, by our estimation about 0.0018%, dire wolf. The make…

Comparing Dire Wolf Revival to Past Wildlife Restoration Efforts

Colossal Biosciences’ successful resurrection of the dire wolf represents a historic first in species restoration—the return of an animal extinct for 12,000 years. While unprecedented in its use of advanced genetic engineering, this achievement can be viewed within the broader context of wildlife restoration efforts throughout history. Comparing the dire wolf revival to previous species recovery programs reveals both revolutionary differences an…

What We Really Need in the Fight Against Extinction

News of the recovery of an extinct species in the form of howling, ivory-coated “dire wolf” pups last week was, on the face of it, understandably exciting. The only problem: from the vantage point of many scientists, the creatures are not dire wolves. The lab modified 14 of the over 19,000 genes in a living gray wolf to create their pups. The resultant animals are thus only the tiniest sliver, by our estimation about 0.0018%, dire wolf. The make…

Giant wolves have been appearing more and more frequently in various computer games and series in recent years.

The Return of an Ice Age Creature: Colossal Biosciences Resurrects the Dire Wolf - Social News Daily

In a groundbreaking scientific achievement that has captured the imagination of both the scientific community and the public, Colossal Biosciences announced that they have successfully resurrected the dire wolf—an iconic Ice Age predator that disappeared from Earth approximately 12,000 years ago. This historic milestone represents the world’s first successful de-extinction of an animal, bringing a species back from extinction through advanced ge…

The attempt to create disastrous wolves could undermine conservation efforts by reviving that extinct species can be revived, says the International Union for Nature Conservation A grey wolf edited by genes created by Colossal Biosciences The creation of genetically modified grey wolves that resemble wolves [...]