The direwolf is an extinct species of canine which was native to the Americas during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs. The species was named in 1858, four years after the first specimen had been found. ABC News was given exclusive access to the Dallas laboratory where Colossal Biosciences says it brought the direwolfback to life – a species that's been ex... Colossal publicised its efforts to use similar cutting edge genetic techniques to bringback extinct animals including the woolly mammoth and the Tasmanian tiger. Meanwhile experts have pointed to important biological differences between the wolf on the cover of Time and the direwolf... The direwolf isn’t the only animal that Colossal, which was founded in 2021 and currently employs 130 scientists, wants to bringback. Also on their de-extinction wish list is the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine , or Tasmanian tiger. Direwolfbroughtback via Colossal Biosciences.Direwolves lived across the American midcontinent during the Ice Age. The oldest confirmed direwolf fossil, from Black Hills, South Dakota, is around 250,000 years old. The company used ancient DNA from fossils and 20 precise gene edits to a gray wolf's genetic code to bring the Ice Age predators back to life. "Our team took DNA from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull and made healthy direwolf puppies," Lamm said. As for the decision to bringback a predator known to be 20 percent larger than a gray wolf — the largest living canine — Lamm says direwolves aren’t anything for humans to feel nervous about, in a personal, life-and-limb sense. Colossal Biosciences announced the successful birth of three direwolves, marking what the company calls the world’s first de-extinction of an animal species. “Our team took DNA from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull and made healthy direwolf puppies... Colossal Biosciences claims three pups born recently are direwolves, but they are actually grey wolves with genetic edits intended to make them resemble the lost species. By Michael Le Page. . New Scientist. Scientists claim they can bring the direwolfback from extinction using advanced genetic tools—but what if what comes back isn’t really a direwolf at all? In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, we explore the blurred lines between resurrection and reinvention. The Game of Thrones series popularized the direwolf as the emblem of the noble and doomed House Stark, and now Colossal claims to have brought it—or at least something that looks like a direwolf—back to life. What would it mean to bringback a direwolf? Would the creature truly be a direwolf—or a hybrid imitation? We explore what’s possible, what’s fantasy, and what responsibilities come with resurrecting the past. Scientists bringbackdirewolves after 12,500 years of extinction. Colossal Biosciences has produced three direwolf pups—two males and one female—using gene editing, cloning, and ancient DNA from fossils dated 13,000 to 72,000 years old. In a scientific breakthrough that could forever change how humans interact with our planet, Colossal Biosciences said it has broughtback an extinct animal that last walked the Earth roughly 10,000 years ago: the direwolf. The U.S.-based biotechnology company is also known for its...
