21 h. ago Why resurrect the dire wolf when existing animals are facing extinction? | Martha Gill

It’s not as sensational as recreating long-dead species, but conserving modern-day fauna is far more pressingThe parable of the Mars mission: we’d rather spend trillions sending ourselves to a yet unlivable planet than look after the one we have. And swiftly on its heels, the parable of the dire wolf. We’d rather resurrect a 12,500-year-old species from the dead than save our existing wild animals. Of course we would. Recycling is boring; doing the very thing 90s science fiction movies warned us not to do is fun.We are not quite on the verge of bringing back ancient species. But last week the PR campaign for doing so began in earnest. Colossal Biosciences – a company known for trying to revive the dodo, the mammoth and the thylacine – has unveiled three large adorable white puppies, claiming it has created “the world’s first successfully de-extincted animal”: the dire wolf, made famous by Game of Thrones. It invited author George RR Martin to look; he duly burst into tears. Continue...

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41 h. ago Why woolly mammoths could be walking among us again in just a few years

Having resurrected the long-extinct dire wolf, scientists now have their sights set on bringing back the woolly mammoth, and it's believed they could be walking the earth by 2028

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3 d. ago Harvard scientist claims Mars was home to a civilization wiped out in a nuclear war

While NASA continues to search for life on Mars, a Harvard scientist has claimed it was destroyed in a nuclear war millions of years ago.

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3 d. ago Scientists say the dire wolf has been brought back from extinction

It’s a resurrection story made for the headlines, but beneath the dramatic narrative lies a more nuanced story

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4 d. ago We are witnessing the destruction of science in America | Paul Darren Bieniasz

If we stay on this administration’s course, future life-saving medicines may never be inventedLike many scientists, I came to the US as a young adult, driven by idealism and ambition. I arrived with all my belongings contained in two suitcases, and just enough cash to cover the first month’s rent on a small apartment. But I also had something of greater value: an offer to work and train in one of America’s top biomedical research laboratories, a chance to participate in the revolution that is modern biological science.In the years that followed, I became an American scientist and raised an American family. Now, I lead a laboratory in one of the US’s great universities. I am a member of America’s National Academy of Sciences. From a scientist’s perspective, I have lived the American dream.Paul Darren Bieniasz is a British-American virologist whose main area of research is HIV/Aids. He is currently a professor of retrovirology at the Rockefeller University Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Full list of extinct animals scientists are bringing back after dire wolf return

A ground-breaking science firm that brought back the dire wolf revealed its extraordinary plans to reintroduce more extinct creatures - including an iconic flightless bird

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4 d. ago Why the company that's brought back the dire wolf for the first time in 10,000 years may have opened the door to the world's first genetically improved humans...

As they chase each other around their enclosure, nipping each other playfully or gnawing intently on sticks, they certainly look as cute as other puppies.

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4 d. ago The truth is out there: Scientists want a new mission to hunt for life beyond Earth

A trip to planets outside our solar system could tell scientists a lot — even if no extraterrestrial life is found

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4 d. ago Full list of extinct animals being brought back to life by scientists after dire wolf breakthrough

A genetic engineering company has stunned the world by bringing the ancient dire wolf back from extinction, but it won't stop there. Here are the next three species Colossal Biosciences will resurrect.

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4 d. ago Game of Thrones author George RR Martin broke down in tears meeting ‘de

Scientists have revived a wolf species closely resembling that of the extinct dire wolf made famous by Martin’s ‘Game of Thrones’

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5 d. ago Dire wolf made famous by Game of Thrones brought back from extinction after 10,000 years

The dire wolf is a mainstay of fantasy settings in pop culture but came to prominence in the popular HBO series, based on George RR Martin's book series.

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5 d. ago Prehistoric dire wolf brought back to life in astonishing world's first de

Boffins behind an audacious plan to bring the woolly mammoth back to life say they have successfully bred three dire wolves, which were wiped out 12,000 years ago

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5 d. ago Watch: First dire wolf’s howl for 10,000 years after scientists bring extinct species ‘back to life’

The dire wolf, an ancient species that went extinct more than 10,000 years ago, has been revived in a “de-extinction” according to scientists.

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5 d. ago Dire wolf has been brought back from extinction, say US scientists

Colossal Biosciences’ chief executive Ben Lamm called the development a ‘massive milestone’

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5 d. ago Meet the first dire wolf in 10,000 years as scientists bring species ‘back from extinction’

The dire wolf, an ancient species that went extinct more than 10,000 years ago, has been revived in a “de-extinction” according to scientists.

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5 d. ago Scientists announce dire wolf species has been brought back from extinction after 10,000 years

The extinct animal was made famous in the TV series Game of Thrones

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5 d. ago Scientists announce they have brought back dire wolf from extinction after 10,000 years

Colossal Biosciences’ chief executive Ben Lamm called the development a ‘massive milestone’

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5 d. ago Scientists announce dire wolf has been brought back from extinction

Colossal Biosciences’ chief executive Ben Lamm called the development a ‘massive milestone’.

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5 d. ago Scientists find dark oxygen that could reshape our understanding of how life started on Earth

Rocky lumps were found that are capable of producing “dark oxygen” 4,000 metres below sea level completely out of light’s reach

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5 d. ago Life may be hiding in the darkest corners of the moon, scientists say

Mysterious lifeforms may be lurking in the dark shadows of the Moon, scientists say. These permanently shaded areas of the Moon's polar regions could serve as safe havens for microbes.

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