Scientists Bring Back Extinct Animal After 10,000 Years

Dire wolves have not walked the planet for nearly 10,000 years. But thanks to advancements in science, the long-extinct canine has been brought back to existence.

On Monday morning, genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences announced that it had successfully brought back the dire wolf from extinction using a process that included extracting DNA from two fossils and making different 20 edits to the genetic code of a gray wolf – the species’ closest living relative – to replicate the DNA of a dire wolf.