Colossal Biosciences said the first dire wolf pups were born on Oct. 1, 2024, using the CRISPR gene-editing technology and DNA extracted from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old ear bone.

The dire wolf, who has been extinct for over 10,000 years was brought back to life as the world's first de-extinct animal.

Colossal Biosciences claims to have "de-extincted" dire wolves by creating three pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi. But has genetic engineering really led to a rebirth of dire wolves, a species ...

The female dire wolf pup was named 'Khaleesi', the title that Emilia Clarke's character Daenerys Targaryen holds in 'Game of Thrones' ...

In a groundbreaking announcement, a team of researchers have achieved what was once the stuff of science fiction bringing the dire wolf back from extinction. Known for its fearsome reputation in ...

The critically endangered Mexican wolf was mounting a comeback, thanks to a conservation program that dropped fostered wolf ...

The ability to edit multiple genes in living, viable animals is a remarkable feat, but tweaking a few genes in modern gray ...

For the first time in over 10,000 years, the howl of a dire wolf is echoing once more—this time, from within a secretive ...

Their DNA is very close to that of the grey wolf. Here is all we know about Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, the pups.

Colossal Biosciences edited 14 genes in the common gray wolf to match the dire wolf's genetic code, resulting in a host of ...

Elon Musk has joined the frenzy over the adorable dire wolves brought to life by a genetics and biosciences company, but ...

Texas biotech start-up company, Colossal Biosciences, said on Monday its researchers had used cloning and gene-editing based on two ancient samples of dire wolf DNA to birth three modern dire wolf pup ...