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Game of clones: Dire wolves reborn as Colossal unleashes world’s first de-extinction [PIX! + VID!]
Interesting Engineering ^ | April 07, 2025 | Neetika Walter

Posted on 04/07/2025 7:00:20 PM PDT by Red Badger

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1 posted on 04/07/2025 7:00:20 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: SunkenCiv

PINGGG!.................WITH PICTURES!...............


2 posted on 04/07/2025 7:00:46 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Maybe we can release them in San Francisco.


3 posted on 04/07/2025 7:05:05 PM PDT by sphinx
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To: Red Badger

Canine gene sequences were changed to match a bunch of the Dire Wolf gene sequences. Not a clone. A facsimile.


4 posted on 04/07/2025 7:06:35 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Success if it can breed.


5 posted on 04/07/2025 7:11:56 PM PDT by Jonty30 (I can promise I can land any plane that is in the air, because gravity only moves in one direction.)
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To: Red Badger
What could possibly go wrong?

6 posted on 04/07/2025 7:19:00 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Red Badger
More here:

FR thread: Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close

And here:

FR thread: Scientists have brought back dire wolves using ancient DNA, with the first born on October 1, 2024, over 10,000 years after their extinction

7 posted on 04/07/2025 7:19:24 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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They are so cute!.... If they are the same size as their ancestors when the get full grown, they will be huge!...................


8 posted on 04/07/2025 7:20:09 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Jonty30
Success if it can breed.

Probably can, but the breed will have no genetic diversity. Who knows how that will work out?

9 posted on 04/07/2025 7:21:09 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: Red Badger

So they have these in an artificial habitat. How do they plan on releasing these back into the wild? What are the repercussions of reintroducing an extinct animal back into nature?


10 posted on 04/07/2025 7:23:37 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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Success if it can breed.

Given that wolves, dogs, and coyotes can all interbreed to produce viable progeny, that's a pretty low threshold.

11 posted on 04/07/2025 7:24:17 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: sphinx
Maybe we can release them in San Francisco.

We were born and raised about 20 miles south of San Francisco. Today, the San Francisco street zombies would give these wolves a run for their territory.

Get in between an addict and their fix, watch out.

Also, do not get between Pelosi and her next insider stock trade.

12 posted on 04/07/2025 7:24:28 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: Blue Highway
The dire wolves now live on a 2,000+ acre secure ecological preserve certified by the American Humane Society and registered with the USDA.

The entire preserve, which includes specialized engagement zones and habit types, is enclosed by 10-foot-tall, zoo-grade fencing with redundant perimeter security.

Within the preserve, the wolves are continuously monitored through on-site live cameras, security personnel, and drone tracking to ensure their safety and welfare.

The conservation property will provide lifetime care, feeding, and protection for the wolves. Once ready, the long-lost giant canines will be moved to larger ecological preserves.

13 posted on 04/07/2025 7:25:36 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger
Nice doggy! I think they grow to be larger than gray wolves!

14 posted on 04/07/2025 7:26:19 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Red Badger

Sounds like Jurassic Park. I know it’s just a movie but still.


15 posted on 04/07/2025 7:27:05 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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What are the repercussions of reintroducing an extinct animal back into nature?

Wherever they go, people won't be able or allowed to manage biodiversity. That will mean continued mass extinctions.

16 posted on 04/07/2025 7:27:19 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: Red Badger

Hope I live long enough to see Giant Sloths 🦥


17 posted on 04/07/2025 7:28:54 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Probably the size of an Irish Wolfhound...................

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Wolfhound


18 posted on 04/07/2025 7:29:53 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger
NUKE FROM ORBIT

19 posted on 04/07/2025 7:30:12 PM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: 11th_VA

Gotta get some DNA first....................


20 posted on 04/07/2025 7:30:16 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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