{"id":10904,"date":"2025-04-17T12:15:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T12:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=10904"},"modified":"2025-04-17T12:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T12:15:35","slug":"scientists-claim-to-have-brought-back-dire-wolf-from-extinction-for-the-first-time-in-10000-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=10904","title":{"rendered":"Scientists claim to have brought back dire wolf from extinction for the first time in 10,000 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\"><strong>More than 10,000 years ago, dire wolves roamed our planet, hunting mammoths and other large Ice Age mammals.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"teniz69f5fd7a0326b\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      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although, unlike the\u00a0TV\u00a0series, the apex predators were not, in fact, fictional.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">And now, scientists claim to have brought them back from extinction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Colossal Biosciences, a genetic engineering company based in the\u00a0US, announced that three dire wolf puppies were created using \u2018deft genetic engineering and ancient DNA\u2019 \u2013 a process it describes as to \u2018de-extinct\u2019 the species.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cOn October 1, 2024, for the first time in human\u00a0history, Colossal successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of de-extinction,\u201d it writes on its website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cAfter a 10,000+ year absence, our team is proud to return the dire wolf to its rightful place in the ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cColossal\u2019s innovations in\u00a0science, technology and conservation made it possible to accomplish something that\u2019s never been done before: the revival of a species from its longstanding population of zero.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The dire wolves in question have been created using gray wolves DNA as well as ancient DNA of that of a dire wolf, although modern\u00a0technology\u00a0isn\u2019t advanced enough to magic a 100 percent replica of the extinct beast up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU\" 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https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt5d7e2b9ce2b1d70d\/67f54c490e76c2644b3a906c\/dire-wolves.png 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt5d7e2b9ce2b1d70d\/67f54c490e76c2644b3a906c\/dire-wolves.png 3840w\" alt=\"'Dire wolves' have been recreated by an American bioscience company (Colossal Biosciences)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">\u2018Dire wolves\u2019 have been recreated by an American bioscience company (Colossal Biosciences)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Other experts however, have described the young wolves \u2013 named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi \u2013 as being \u2018genetically modified gray wolves\u2019, according to Zoologist Philip Seddon from the University of Otago, in New Zealand (via\u00a0the BBC).<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Paleogeneticist Dr Nic Rawlence, also from Otago University, also explained exactly what happens to ancient DNA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cAncient DNA is like if you put fresh DNA in a 500 degree oven overnight,\u201d he told the publication. \u201cIt comes out fragmented \u2013 like shards and dust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cYou can reconstruct [it], but it\u2019s not good enough to do anything else with.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">He added: \u201cSo what Colossal has produced is a gray wolf, but it has some dire wolf-like characteristics, like a larger skull and white fur. It\u2019s a hybrid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Love Dal\u00e9n, a professor in evolutionary genomics based at the Centre for Palaeogenetics at Stockholm University, who also advised Colossal, shared a similar sentiment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd29d6c4a3dba2f60\/67f54b397ab898e8876421c0\/hbo-dire-wolf.webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 33vw, (max-width: 768px) 50vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=256&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd29d6c4a3dba2f60\/67f54b397ab898e8876421c0\/hbo-dire-wolf.webp 256w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=384&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd29d6c4a3dba2f60\/67f54b397ab898e8876421c0\/hbo-dire-wolf.webp 384w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=640&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd29d6c4a3dba2f60\/67f54b397ab898e8876421c0\/hbo-dire-wolf.webp 640w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=750&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd29d6c4a3dba2f60\/67f54b397ab898e8876421c0\/hbo-dire-wolf.webp 750w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=828&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd29d6c4a3dba2f60\/67f54b397ab898e8876421c0\/hbo-dire-wolf.webp 828w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1080&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd29d6c4a3dba2f60\/67f54b397ab898e8876421c0\/hbo-dire-wolf.webp 1080w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1200&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd29d6c4a3dba2f60\/67f54b397ab898e8876421c0\/hbo-dire-wolf.webp 1200w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1920&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd29d6c4a3dba2f60\/67f54b397ab898e8876421c0\/hbo-dire-wolf.webp 1920w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd29d6c4a3dba2f60\/67f54b397ab898e8876421c0\/hbo-dire-wolf.webp 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltd29d6c4a3dba2f60\/67f54b397ab898e8876421c0\/hbo-dire-wolf.webp 3840w\" alt=\"A gray wolf was used to recreate a dire wolf in Game of Thrones (HBO)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">A gray wolf was used to recreate a dire wolf in Game of Thrones (HBO)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cThere\u2019s no secret that across the genome, this is 99.9% gray wolf. There is going to be an argument in the scientific community regarding how many genes need to be changed to make a dire wolf, but this is really a philosophical question.\u201d Dal\u00e9n\u00a0told\u00a0CNN, adding: \u201cIt carries dire wolf genes, and these genes make it look more like a dire wolf than anything we\u2019ve seen in the last 13,000 years. And that is very cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Colossal biologist, Dr Beth Shapiro, said that dire wolves and gray wolves are \u2018genetically really similar\u2019, so they \u2018targeted DNA sequences that lead to dire wolf traits and then edited grey wolf cells\u2019 \u2013 with the end result being \u2018cloned cells\u2019 to create their dire wolves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">But it\u2019s not just the dire wolf, as Colossal Biosciences is also working towards recreating woolly mammoths, the dodo bird, northern white rhinoceros and a Tasmanian tiger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 10,000 years ago, dire wolves roamed our planet, hunting mammoths and other large Ice Age mammals. 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