A gene-edited grey wolf created by Colossal Biosciences Colossal Biosciences
The creation of genetically modified grey wolves that are claimed to resemble extinct dire wolves has been criticised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Colossal Biosciences, a US company aiming to “de-extinct” several species with gene-editing technology, announced earlier this month that it had created three dire wolves (Aenocyon dirus) by editing genes in grey wolf (Canis lupus) embryos.
A statement put out by the IUCN expert group on canids – wolves…
