It's been six months since two not-quite dire wolves were born on Earth around 10,000-12,000 years after the extinction of ...

The genetically modified “dire wolves” created by Colossal Biosciences have hit a major milestone: they’re now six months old ...

In early April, the world woke up to headlines sounding like a cross between “Jurassic Park” and “Game of Thrones”: Colossal ...

The pups underwent 20 genetic edits across 14 genes to replicate the physical traits of their extinct ancestors.

The successful birth of Colossal Biosciences' dire wolves represents far more than a scientific milestone—it marks the ...

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

Dire wolves were originally thought to have more likely been relatives of jackals. But Colossal's findings suggest the dire wolf goes back about 4.5 million years ago with ancestors including a ...

While the “Jurassic" films may be entirely fiction, it is a scientific fact that companies like Colossal Biosciences really ...

Dr. Beth Shapiro, Chief Science Officer of Colossal Biosciences is a champion of animal bioscience, but she’s been met with ...

Colossal’s dire wolves are the result of an 18-month effort based on the genes found in the fossils of a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull of the extinct animals.

Byline: Kaitlyn Gomez Imagine if scientists could reach back through time and recover the genetic blueprints of species that vanished thousands of years ago, then use those ancient instructions to ...

The Oscar-winning filmmaker says the de-extinction is an opportunity to make people curious and excited about science and ...