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Startup Colossal Biosciences claims it has used gene editing to produce two dire wolves named Romulus and Remus in what it says is the world’s first de-extinction. But are they true dire wolves? @emilymullin.bsky.social and @mattreynolds.bsky.social explore.

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Scientists Claim to Have Brought Back the Dire Wolf Startup Colossal Biosciences has edited the DNA of a gray wolf to produce what it says is a de-extincted animal. Does that make it a true dire wolf? https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-brought-back-dire-wolf-deextinct/

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