Have researchers really ‘de-extincted’ the dire wolf? No, but behind the hype was a genuine breakthrough | Helen Pilcher

The pups are cute – and great for PR – but they’re modified grey wolves. The real work is being done with their red cousinsI’ve been waiting for this. Ever since researchers almost brought a wild goat species back from extinction in 2003, it was only a matter of time until someone came forward and said they had successfully “de-extincted” a species. Now, it has happened.This week, American biotech company Colossal Biosciences announced it had resurrected the d