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Truth about the ‘de-extinction’ of the dire wolf

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"On October 1, 2024, for the first time in human history, Colossal successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of de-extinction," reads the company's official press release.
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Colossal managed to resurrect it by editing snippets of the gray wolf’s gene sequence that were most divergent between the two related species.
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The "de-extinction" of dire wolves is promising for those who hope to see other extinct species resurrected, as well as keep endangered species from ceasing to exist.

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