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 two pups, named Remus and Romulus, are now about six months old and weigh around 80 pounds. A third pup, named Khalessi, was born earlier this year and is now 3 months old. The dire wolf pups were ...

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

Everybody likes watching videos of adorable little puppies doing all the puppy things, but one of my favorites is when a puppy finds their voice. Ghost is a gorgeous gray wolf hybrid puppy who ...

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

The two pups, named Remus and Romulus, are now about six months old and weigh around 80 pounds. A third pup, named Khalessi, was born earlier this year and is now 3 months old. The dire wolf pups were ...

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

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