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Colossal Biosciences says it used novel gene-editing technology to alter gray wolf DNA to breed the animals. Dire wolves recently featured prominently in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Colossal Biosciences, a company that aims to “de-extinct” animals, announced Monday its scientists successfully genetically engineered three wolves to resemble the long-extinct dire wolf.

Dire wolves, extinct for over 10,000 years, are back thanks to Colossal Biosciences. Using ancient DNA and CRISPR gene editing, scientists successfully re-engineered gray wolves to possess the ...