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Colossal Biosciences declared that it brought the dire wolf back from extinction, everyone felt a sense of wonder.
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Colossal Biosciences made a surprise announcement Monday, claiming it had brought the dire wolf back from the dead, thus achieving the company's first successful "de-extinction."
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But dire wolves are real-world predators that once roamed North America before going extinct about 13,000 years ago.

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