Genetics startup re-creates "dire wolf" using ancient DNA

Romulus, the first dire wolf to be born in some 13,000 years, is reportedly enjoying puppyhood at Colossal, a genetics startup that used CRISPR gene-editing technology to splice the extinct species' DNA into that of modern canines.

Extinction is a part of nature. Of the five billion species that have existed on Earth, 99.9 per cent have vanished. The Lat…