Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Lynn McGuire Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=9C=27Game_of_Thrones=27_wolves_brought_back_from_e?= =?UTF-8?Q?xtinction_by_Texas-based_company=E2=80=9D?= Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 22:55:39 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 28 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 05:55:39 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="b3233c3462c8332d11a621a18a1babb8"; logging-data="1505428"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+Cdy6rUrrMGHXv7GUHOKwyeInZwL4qSO0=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:dJo/Ndo0AN6Am3h/SLdwxnpXpgQ= Content-Language: en-US “'Game of Thrones' wolves brought back from extinction by Texas-based company” https://www.chron.com/news/article/dire-wolves-extinction-20263650.php “This marks the first successful de-extincted animal.” “A long-extinct species, the dire wolf, is being brought back to life through the efforts of a Texas-based genetics company.” “Dallas-based company Colossal Biosciences announced the successful birth of three dire wolf pups, an animal widely known from the popular television show “Game of Thrones.”” “The team members utilized DNA from the ancient fossils and performed gene edits in order to reconstruct a dire wolf genome. From there, scientists conducted an embryo transfer and used interspecies surrogacy to birth the wolves. ” ""Our team took DNA from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies," Ben Lamm, the CEO of Colossal said. It was once said, 'any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.' Today, our team gets to unveil some of the magic they are working on and its broader impact on conservation."" Oh crap ! Here we go… Lynn