Aenocyon_skeletal_mount_NHMLA Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date April 9, 2025 CategoriesArchaeologyPaleontologyScience ReportingTechnology Tagged , base pairs, biotech, Canis lupus, clicks, Colossal Biosciences, de-extinction, dire wolves, DNA editing, elephant, fur, gene editing, gray wolves, headlines, media, New Scientist, puffery, Rolling Stone, woolly mammoth Dire Wolves Are Still Extinct Wesley J. Smith April 9, 2025 Archaeology, Paleontology, Science Reporting, Technology 3 Let’s call it puffery. The company was careful to acknowledge that the dire wolf is not actually back but that the pups are “functional equivalents.” Read More ›
Recovered_Dire_Wolf_skulls_DSC_2019u_(23255605303) Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date April 9, 2025 CategoriesArchaeologyIntelligent DesignPaleontology Tagged , applications, biology, Colossal Biosciences, de-extinction, dire wolves, evolutionary biologists, Game of Thrones, genes, George R. R. Martin, gray wolves, immaterial genome, Mike Snider, Neil Shubin, physical genome, Richard Sternberg, USA Today Cold Water on “Dire Wolves” David Klinghoffer April 9, 2025 Archaeology, Intelligent Design, Paleontology 2 "These are not dire wolves," says evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin. "These are gray wolves with 20 edited genes." Read More ›