“The de-extinction of the dire wolf and an end-to-end system for de-extinction is transformative and heralds an entirely new era of human stewardship of life,” said Dr. Christopher Mason, a scientific advisor and member of the board of observers for Colossal, per the company's website.

A group of scientists say they have brought the dire wolf, an animal which has been extinct for more than 10,000 years, back to life. Texas company Colossal Biosciences said on Monday that its researchers had used cloning and gene editing based on two ancient samples of dire wolf DNA to birth three modern dire wolf pups.

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