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The Dire Wolf Is Back

The Dire Wolf Is Back

A fascinating longread on a genetics startup that has birthed three Dire Wolves, a species that went extinct some twelve thousand years ago (and was recently popularised by «Game of Thrones»). Well, sort of. On the science, ethics and multibillion dollar business of «de-extinction».


From Weekly Filet #524, in April 2025.

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