Colossal Biosciences claims three pups born recently are dire wolves, but they are actually grey wolves with genetic edits intended to make them resemble the lost species
  • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I mean, it’s useful tech to be able to modify an organism to fit a certain ecological niche. Might save us after humans extinct the wrong species.

    But it’s definitely incorrect to suggest that they recreated a species when they merely think they created a lookalike.