In a controversial announcement in early April, Colossal revealed it had genetically engineered gray wolf DNA to create three "dire wolf" puppies, named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi. | Credit ...

The creation of three "dire wolf" pups has raised hopes that it may be possible to resurrect extinct animals. But some ...

Colossal Biosciences' claim to have achieved the 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf has been questioned by geneticists, but the ...

The attempted creation of dire wolves could undermine conservation efforts by making people think extinct species can be ...

You can call them proxy dire wolves or Colossal dire wolves. Or, you can call them gray wolves with 20 edits that recreate functional dire wolves in the ecosystems of today,” Colossal’s chief ...

Dallas-based biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences announced the successful birth of three healthy dire wolf pups after ...

The cover of Time Magazine’s May edition features a striking image of a large, white wolf. Above it, the word “extinct” in ...

"De-extinction" takes center stage as environmentalists express dismay over erosion of the Endangered Species Act ...

In a scientific achievement that reads like science fiction made real, Colossal Biosciences has accomplished what many ...

Although some biologists have since poured cold water on the actual science behind the dire wolf’s revival, there’s now talk ...

To "resurrect" the dire wolf, Colossal scientists made 20 tweaks to 14 genes in a modern-day gray wolf (Canis lupus) genome, modifying characteristics like body size and hair color. "Colossal has ...