Colossal Biosciences has resurrected the extinct dire wolf using advanced cloning and gene-editing techniques from ancient DNA samples. By analyzing genetic material from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull, the Dallas-based biotech company successfully birthed three dire wolf pups: Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi. The project illustrates a critical intersection of genetics and conservation, employing methods reminiscent of the cloning of Dolly the sheep while uniquely adapting them to ancient species. The CEO, Ben Lamm, highlighted the technological marvel of reviving a species lost to extinction centuries ago.
Colossal Biosciences used cloning and gene-editing on ancient DNA samples to bring the extinct dire wolf back into existence, birthing healthy puppies.
Colossal emphasized that they utilized ancient samples to identify genetic differences between dire wolves and gray wolves, achieving near-identical cloning and editing.
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