You may have seen a lot of these adorable wolf pups on your feed recently.A U.S. biotech company claims they’re not just any wolves—but genetically engineered dire wolves, extinct for more than 10,000 years.
But are they really? Some scientists are calling the claim a far-fetched PR stunt… #wolves
But are they really? Some scientists are calling the claim a far-fetched PR stunt… #wolves
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00:00Take a look at these adorable wolf pups. You may have seen them a lot on your feed recently.
00:07A U.S. biotech company claims they're not just any wolves, but genetically engineered dire wolves,
00:13extinct for more than 10,000 years. But are they really?
00:17Some scientists are calling the claim a far-fetched PR stunt.
00:21The company says it edited gray wolf DNA using genetic fragments from ancient fossils,
00:27recreating a species made famous in pop culture by Game of Thrones.
00:31So, yes, they have slightly genetically modified wolves, maybe.
00:37And that's probably the best that you're going to get.
00:40And those slight modifications seem to have been derived from retrieved dire wolf material.
00:48Does that make it a dire wolf? No.
00:51Does it make a slightly modified gray wolf? Yes. And that's probably about it.
00:56They released video of three pups, Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi,
01:00but haven't provided independent verification or detailed data.
01:04When you claim all these great big things and then you don't provide the associated evidence,
01:09especially in something as controversial as this, that is a massive red flag.
01:13It suggests that, well, at best, they've over-exaggerated.
01:19At worst, they're lying through their teeth.
01:22Experts warn that fully reviving an extinct species remains beyond current science.
01:27The company insists its work is a leap forward in the race to bring back lost species.
01:32But it seems we don't need to worry about a Jurassic Park situation just yet.
01:36Time's in the morning.
01:37Time's in the morning.
01:46Time's in the morning.