In this ZeroHedge article, Tyler Durden highlights Colossal Biosciences’ claim that its genetically engineered “de-extinct” dire wolves are now old enough to breed as the company expands several resurrection-style biotech projects.
- Colossal Biosciences says its three dire wolves — Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi — have reached breeding age and are living in a secure 2,000-acre preserve.
- The company plans to expand the pack later this year, initially through assisted reproduction rather than fully natural breeding.
- Colossal says it wants to create a genetically diverse, inter-breedable dire wolf population that can eventually reproduce naturally.
- The animals were created using ancient DNA fragments and gene-editing techniques applied to gray wolf embryos, which were then implanted in surrogate dogs.
- The engineered traits reportedly include a white coat, larger teeth, a more muscular build, and a distinctive howl.
- Colossal is also pursuing de-extinction projects involving the woolly mammoth, thylacine, dodo, moa, and bluebuck antelope.
- The company says these projects can advance conservation science and help living endangered species through improved reproductive technologies.
- Critics argue these creatures are not true clones of extinct animals but genetically edited proxies, raising questions about ethics, ecology, and reintroduction risks.
- The article notes that dinosaur resurrection remains impossible because usable DNA has degraded too much over time.
Read the full story: https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/de-extinct-dire-wolves-ready-breed-bioscience-company-pushes-forward-multiple-projects
