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The startup that cried dire wolf

2025/4/24
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Colossal says it's brought the dire wolf back from extinction — but the accuracy of that claim and the ethics of de-extinction are in question.

This episode was produced by Devan Schwartz, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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Colossal’s Dire Wolves, Romulus and Remus, at one month old. Photo credit Business Wire.

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