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Colossal scientist now admits they haven’t really made dire wolves

Despite a huge media fanfare in which Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf, the company's chief scientist now concedes that the animals are merely modified grey wolves

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What the complete ape genome is revealing about the earliest humans

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A company called Colossal Biosciences says it has revived an extinct species ? the dire wolf. ?On October 1, 2024, for the first time in human history, Colossal successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of de-extinction

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Why claims about 'resurrecting' dire wolves are the tip of the iceberg

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No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction

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No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction

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Our drive for adventure and challenge has ancient origins

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Our drive for adventure and challenge has ancient origins

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Can genetically engineered 'woolly' mice help bring back the mammoth?

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Why the world’s longevity hotspots may not be all they seem

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How to think about the most contentious ideas in science

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How both your genes and lifestyle alter risk of age-related diseases

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Most Europeans may have had dark skin until less than 3000 years ago

Ancient DNA from 348 individuals suggests that pale skin became the predominant characteristic of people living in Europe much later than assumed

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Enigmatic people who took over Europe millennia ago came from Ukraine

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Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their growth

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Life

The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate

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Life

Richard Dawkins's latest crams gorgeous writing in an ill-fitting box

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