Scientists have created a near-copy of the long-extinct dire wolf. Using advanced CRISPR gene editing tech, it now looks ...

"Colossal compared the genomes of the dire wolf and the gray wolf, and from about 19,000 genes, they determined that 20 changes in 14 genes gave them a dire wolf," Rawlence said.

The three wolves brought to life by the company - Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi - emulate many unmistakable dire wolf characteristics, seen in their size, skull shape, and stunning white coats.

Phil Myers had heard the stories from Cheboygan County farmers: Tales of odd, oversized animals that looked bigger than a coyote, but smaller than a wolf, and hunted in packs — and how strange ...

Nature gave the world the dire wolf 2.6 million years ago, and then, through the hard hand of extinction, took it away—some 10,000 to 13,000 years ago when the last of the species died out.Now ...

These edits were designed to express dire wolf characteristics, including larger size, more muscular build, thicker coat, and distinctive coat coloration. ...

Hollywood helped Colossal Biosciences market its dire wolf revival project, with investors including Peter Jackson, George R.R. Martin and the Hemsworths.

A biotech company says it has bred three animals with key physical features of the dire wolf — a species that has been extinct for more than 12,000 years. Colossal Biosciences says it used novel ...

They are, the company admits, grey wolves with dire wolf characteristics. But scientists have even questioned some of those characteristics.It's unlikely, for example, ...

The Dire Wolf Debate: People who have watched HBO’s “Game of Thrones” series ... “You could say it’s 99.99 percent gray wolf with … 0.001 dire wolf characteristics in there.” ...

Colossal Biosciences says it used novel gene-editing technology to alter gray wolf DNA to breed the animals. Dire wolves recently featured prominently in the HBO series "Game of Thrones".

Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences, the company leading the de-extinction charge, recently declared that the dire wolf has returned for good. The three wolves brought to life by the company — Romulus, ...