Colossal's Dire Wolf De-Extinction Project is a groundbreaking conservation technology initiative that fully aligns with the IUCN SSC Guiding Principles for creating proxies of extinct species.

The Colossal Biosciences dire wolf project is a project by Colossal Biosciences with the goal of replicating the phenotype of the extinct dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus) by genetic engineering. As of …

Apr 7, 2025 · In 2021, a separate team of scientists managed to retrieve DNA from the fossils of dire wolves, which went extinct about 13,000 years ago. With the discovery of additional DNA, the …

Aug 12, 2025 · Dire wolf meet-up: Watch Colossal's female wolf frolic with older brothers Colossal Biosciences created three dire wolves using genetic engineering. Now that the wolves have gotten …

Apr 11, 2025 · As for the methods and technology finessed through the dire wolf project, Colossal hopes they can be directed to help the critically endangered red wolf species, native to North America.

Apr 7, 2025 · Scientists working for Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences claim to have brought the dire wolf, which went extinct about 12,500 years ago, back to life.

Aug 4, 2025 · Two of the animals created by Texas firm Colossal Biosciences as part of its project to replicate dire-wolf traits. Credit: Colossal Biosciences. For months, researchers in a laboratory...

Colossal Biosciences has reportedly achieved a groundbreaking milestone by creating three so-called "dire wolf" pups through advanced genetic engineering. Here's a chronological summary of the …

Apr 7, 2025 · Colossal Biosciences has genetically engineered the first dire wolf to live in over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species.

Sep 5, 2025 · Colossal Biosciences shared an update on the three healthy dire wolves, Khaleesi, Romulus, and Remus, the genetic engineering company brought back from extinction as part of its …