The gray wolf, also known as the timber wolf or the western wolf, is a canid native to the wilderness and remote areas of North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. It is the largest extant member ...

To "resurrect" the dire wolf, Colossal scientists made 20 tweaks to 14 genes in a modern-day gray wolf (Canis lupus) genome, modifying characteristics like body ... While the two species share many ...

Now, the dire wolf ... of the gray wolf—the dire wolf’s closest living relative—they identified 20 differences in 14 genes that account for the dire wolf’s distinguishing characteristics ...

In a landmark experiment that pushes the boundaries of genetics and conservation, scientists at Colossal Biosciences have created living animals with characteristics of the extinct dire wolf — a ...