"The researchers edited in a gene variant that's found in grey wolf populations that are physically large, rather than the variant found in the dire wolf genome."

Even wolf cloning is a marketing gimmick / slop now

"The researchers edited in a gene variant that's found in grey wolf populations that are physically large, rather than the variant found in the dire wolf genome."

Even wolf cloning is a marketing gimmick / slop now

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/de-extinction-company-announces-that-the-dire-wolf-is-back/

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No idea, probably because it was less certain to have the appearance they wanted

What makes them "dire wolves" is that they look bigger and whiter than gray wolves (but they're actually just gmo gray wolves)

Wait why didn't they just edit in the variant of the dire wolf genome?  What makes these dire wolves then?

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This idea of just bringing back old
Species will backfire so hard at one point.