After 10,000 years of extinction, the Dire Wolf has returned in a breathtaking scientific feat that seems more like fantasy from Game of Thrones. Using innovative gene editing and genome reconstruction techniques, Colossal Biosciences, a company that recently gained notoriety for creating the woolly mouse, has introduced three dire wolves into the world. On october 1, 2024, two wolves named Romulus and Remus—named after the fabled founders of Rome—and Khaleesi, born on january 30, were born to a hound mix dog surrogate.

Even Colossal CEO and co-founder Ben Lamm, who has previously discussed the viability of Jurassic Park with india Herald, still gets shivers when he is around wolves, and he is not alone.  Along with its global network of geneticists, conservationists, and other scientists, Colossal has close ties to pop culture figures like Peter Jackson, the director of the Lord of the Rings series, and George R.R. Martin, the author of A Song of Ice and Fire.  Martin said what would become one of Colossal's most famous press quotes after witnessing the wolves: "I write about magic, but you have created magic."
 
Ben Lamm discussed the de-extinction of the dire wolf with india Herald.  In addition to discussing the dire wolf's de-extinction process and future, Lamm also considered how it is merely a component of Colossal's broader objective of extinction avoidance.  Lamm revealed how Colossal concurrently cloned the first red wolf and is attempting to bring that critically endangered species back from the verge of extinction, even though the new dire wolves are rightfully the media's favorite.
 
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With the emergence of its dire wolves, Colossal has accomplished the first successful de-extinction in history; nevertheless, the business is attempting to bring back other species as well.  The dodo (last seen in the late 1600s), the woolly mammoth (lost to the world 4,000 years ago), and the thylacine or Tasmanian tiger (extinct as of the 1930s) are other species the business is working to bring back to life.  Although giving birth to dire wolves might not have been as difficult as it was for those species, Ben Lamm acknowledged that his discussions with indigenous people groups were crucial in advancing this study.
 
 
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G GOWTHAM

08/04/2025 11:45 AM