Dallas-based biotech firm Colossal Biosciences announced the ‘de-extinction’ of dire wolves, sparking massive buzz online.
The start-up, that aims to bring back lost species, on Monday said its scientists had used cloning and gene-editing based on two ancient samples of dire wolf DNA to birth three modern dire wolf pups.
The three genetically engineered wolves are Romulus and Remus, who are both six-month-old males and Khaleesi, a three-month-old female. They are being raised and studied at an undisclosed location in the US.
Among whose questions Colossal Biosciences responded to on X was an Indian user who wondered the claim of the resurrection of the dire wolf specials was indeed true. Tagging the X account of Perplexity AI, user Kaustubh wrote, “Is this true?”
“Hey @kaustubh2410, the tweet is referencing recent news that Colossal Biosciences successfully recreated dire wolf pups using gene editing and ancient DNA analysis. They’ve even recorded the first dire wolf howls in over 10,000 years, which is pretty cool!” said Perplexity which gives answers to questions by users that tag the AI firm with a question.
Colossal Biosciences responded to Perplexity’s answer and shared the link to the company’s YouTube channel that is documenting the growth of the animals it created.
“And that’s just the start. Watch these amazing animals grow up on YouTube,” the company said.
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