Did you heard that scientists brought back an extinct wolfes species?

[Mortimer]

The dire wolf
They work on the mammoth next

 

[TheInfiniteSadness]

The dire wolf
They work on the mammoth next

They also created the woolly mouse.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/04/science/woolly-mouse-mammoth-resurrection-colossal/index.html

 

[luiza]

Not 100% correct ,Morticia, but a far more interesting topic than usual from you .

Paleogeneticist Dr Nic Rawlence, also from Otago University, explained how ancient dire wolf DNA - extracted from fossilised remains - is too degraded and damaged to biologically copy or clone.

"Ancient DNA is like if you put fresh DNA in a 500 degree oven overnight," Dr Rawlence told BBC News. "It comes out fragmented - like shards and dust.

"You can reconstruct [it], but it's not good enough to do anything else with."

Instead, he added, the de-extinction team used new synthetic biology technology - using the ancient DNA to identify key segments of code that they could edit into the biological blueprint of a living animal, in this case a grey wolf.

"So what Colossal ( the name of the company conducting the work ) has produced is a grey wolf, but it has some dire wolf-like characteristics, like a larger skull and white fur," said Dr Rawlence. "It's a hybrid."

 

[ReinyDays]

Not 100% correct ,Morticia, but a far more interesting topic than usual from you .

Paleogeneticist Dr Nic Rawlence, also from Otago University, explained how ancient dire wolf DNA - extracted from fossilised remains - is too degraded and damaged to biologically copy or clone.

"Ancient DNA is like if you put fresh DNA in a 500 degree oven overnight," Dr Rawlence told BBC News. "It comes out fragmented - like shards and dust.

"You can reconstruct [it], but it's not good enough to do anything else with."

Instead, he added, the de-extinction team used new synthetic biology technology - using the ancient DNA to identify key segments of code that they could edit into the biological blueprint of a living animal, in this case a grey wolf.

"So what Colossal ( the name of the company conducting the work ) has produced is a grey wolf, but it has some dire wolf-like characteristics, like a larger skull and white fur," said Dr Rawlence. "It's a hybrid."

The dire wolf collects his dues while the boys sing 'round the fire /
"Don't murder me ... I beg you ... please don't murder me ... please ... don't murder me" ...