CRISPR revives dire wolves, igniting de-extinction debate – NaturalNews.com

Colossal Biosciences used CRISPR to genetically engineer three dire wolves — Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi — by editing 14 key genes in gray wolf cells and implanting embryos in domestic dogs. The wolves mimic traits of the species extinct for 12,000 years. Researchers decoded the dire wolf genome fr…