Colossal Biosciences on Instagram: "🎉🐺 A year ago, Romulus and Remus became the first dire wolves born in 10,000 years. Yesterday we celebrated their first birthday, and a milestone for science, conservation, and the future of our planet."

Explaining Nature on Instagram: "Colossal Biosciences has taken gray wolves and used genome editing to give them certain traits thought to resemble those of the extinct dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus). They sequenced ancient DNA from dire wolf fossils, identified about twenty genetic edits across fourteen genes that influence physical characteristics like coat color, body size, skull structure, and musculature, and applied those edits to gray wolf cells. • #reels #explore #nature #viral #interesting

Galaxies on Instagram: "Scientists have brought back dire wolves using ancient DNA, with the first born on October 1, 2024 — over 10,000 years after their extinction. The genome was reconstructed by Colossal from ancient DNA found in fossils, using AI tools to analyze the data and guide precise CRISPR edits. This was key in spotting complex mutations and filling in missing genetic gaps — something that would’ve been nearly impossible to do manually. The fossils date back 11,500 and 72,000 years.

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