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2025-04-09 11:04:18 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 70ACDD762BDE73FEC7E4702B85DAFA4666065BB547AA2A5B685D57D75D9D8FA3
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They aren't Dire Wolves, they are Grey Wolves with edits to resemble Dire Wolves. They made 20 edits to 14 key gene pairs, out of 12 million differences between dire wolf and the gray wolf genomes. Edits to give it white coats & larger size came from Grey Wolves variants. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2475407-no-the-dire-wolf-has-not-been-brought-back-from-extinction/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/de-extinction-company-announces-that-the-dire-wolf-is-back/
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