‘Return’ of the dire wolf is an impressive feat of genetic engineering, not a reversal of extinction
The animals are an imitation, but the technology used to create them could have wide-ranging applications.
April 8, 2025 • ~7 min
The animals are an imitation, but the technology used to create them could have wide-ranging applications.
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At one time, perhaps as many as 2 million gray wolves roamed the North American continent. But now those numbers are down to a few thousand.
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Reintroducing wolves can restore important ecological processes, but it can have unintended effects when smaller predators like coyotes are driven closer to people, a team of ecologists found.
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