How to clone a Dire Wolf?

The recent reports about the ‘resurrection’ of the dire wolf - an animal that went extinct more than 10 000 years ago, has been hailed as a landmark in resurrecting extinct species. Despite the impressive science behind it, it is not a dire wolf and it is not a solution to the ongoing biodiversity c...

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Published inEMBO reports Vol. 26; no. 12; pp. 2969 - 2970
Main Author Höglund, Jacob
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 24.06.2025
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
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Summary:The recent reports about the ‘resurrection’ of the dire wolf - an animal that went extinct more than 10 000 years ago, has been hailed as a landmark in resurrecting extinct species. Despite the impressive science behind it, it is not a dire wolf and it is not a solution to the ongoing biodiversity crisis.
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ISSN:1469-3178
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DOI:10.1038/s44319-025-00474-w