Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf using genetic engineering, creating three wolf puppies.
However, independent experts dispute this claim, stating the puppies are genetically modified gray wolves, not true dire wolves.
Ancient dire wolf DNA is too fragmented for cloning; instead, researchers inserted dire wolf DNA fragments into gray wolves.
This impressive feat highlights advanced genetic technology but underscores the crucial distinction between genuine de-extinction and genetic modification.
