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Researchers identify simple rules for folding the genome
An international team of researchers co-led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, have identified rules that tell cells how to fold DNA into the tightly packed, iconic X-shaped ...
The dire wolf went extinct 13,000 years ago. What to know about this colossal beast
A biotech company made history with the birth of three genetically engineered wolves: What we know about these prehistoric ...
Scientists say they have resurrected the dire wolf
Scientists working for Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences claim to have brought the dire wolf, which went ...
Long-extinct dire wolves, made famous by ‘Game of Thrones,' brought back to life
De-extinction company Colossal Biosciences announces the rebirth of the once-extinct dire wolf, the world’s first ...
Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close
Dire wolves, made famous by “Game of Thrones,” went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now, researchers have bred gray-wolf pups ...
The Science Behind the Return of the Dire Wolf
Our team took DNA from a 13,000 year old tooth and a 72,000 year old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies,” said Colossal ...
The Return of the Dire Wolf
Colossal Biosciences has genetically engineered the first dire wolf to live in over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for ...
Scientists use elephant DNA to bring back the woolly mammoth
Scientists have made a leap in genetic engineering by pushing elephant cells into an embryonic-like state. This marks a major ...