The biotech company Colossal Biosciences created three genetically engineered canids it presented as 'dire wolves'—males Romulus and Remus, born in October 2024, and female Khaleesi, born in January 2025—by making 20 DNA changes to gray-wolf genes.
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- The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2025, From Medical ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/science/dire-wolf-de-extinction-cloning-colossal (cnn.com)
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