#direwolf #evolution #dna #genetics
This month saw the return of the direwolf from extinction, which reminded me of this similar article about the wooly mammoth
https://thoughts.tosay.blog/2021/07/evolution-nature-and-racism.html
A bit more on Colossal, the company who claimed to have "brought back the dire wolf". they are claiming the patents on the animals they de-extinct, so even if they actually do bring back the mammoth, they will all belong to Colossal.
They have not resuscitated the dire wolf.
// Article in French //
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Ils n’ont pas ressuscité le loup sinistre.
I feel like being told by #indigenous Elders it would be nice if they could bring back the #bison , but then deciding dire wolves are a better choice is totally missing the point of their self-stated mission. I’d don’t think we can really call dire wolves a keystone species. https://www.thefp.com/p/is-dire-wolf-real-colossal-deextinction #direwolf #genetics #geneediting
https://www.europesays.com/uk/15911/ What does the dire wolf ‘de-extinction’ mean for bringing back Tasmanian tigers? #cloning #DeExtincting #DireWolf #DireWolves #DNA #ExtinctSpecies #Genes #Genetics #GenomicSequencing #Science #TasmanianTiger #Thylacine #UK #UnitedKingdom #What'sATasmanianTiger? #wildlife
Hey Everyone:
They didn't resurrect the dire wolf. They altered a grey wolf to look like what they thought a dire wolf looked like.
Stop spreading this bullshit story, please. Thanks.
#deExtinction: "The American company #Colossal changed only 14 genes to produce its cute "#direwolf" puppies. Curiously, all 14 are genes with effects on the appearance of animals, being linked to the colour, thickness and length of the fur and the size of the animals.
Is #resurrecting a species now just #cosplaying an extinct animal with a current species? To top it off, George R.R. Martin himself - yes, the author of #GameofThrones - signs the scientific article as well. And he is an investor in the company. He compared the feat to a form of "magic". Only if it's to magically fatten his bank account even more."
Just skimming the scientific issues, but raises the question: Do genes make a species?
https://www.the-scientist.com/dire-wolf-de-extinction-debate-divides-scientists-72908 #direwolf #genetics #species #extinction #deExtinction
• „Erleichterter Abschuss: Schutzstatus soll herabgestuft werden – Bundesrat befasst sich mit Jagd auf Wölfe“
• „Vor 13.000 Jahren ausgestorben: US-Genetiker bringen Schattenwolf zurück“
#biodiversity #artenschutz #direwolf #schwarwel
"Dire wolf" was the most viewed wikipedia page on 9 April 2025, nearly 454,383 times!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_wolf
#wikipedia
#Direwolf
I'll answer myself: te dire wolf thing was some disappointing bullshit.
Serves me right for doubting myself and for having hope.
Game of #clones: Colossal’s new #wolves are cute, but are they dire?
#ColossaBiosciences claims it has revived an #extinct species, but scientists outside the company are skeptical.
It’s making a bold new claim—that it has actually “de-extincted” an animal called the #direwolf. Inside a preserve roam three striking snow-white wolves—which a startup called Colossal Biosciences says are members of a species that went extinct 13,000 years ago, now reborn via #biotechnology.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/08/1114371/game-of-clones-colossals-new-wolves-are-cute-but-are-they-dire/
