Several Australian outlets report that a US biotech company says it has brought back extinct wolves by using ancient DNA. According to the coverage, the researchers use genetic material said to be thousands of years old and apply it to modern wolves’ genomes through genome-editing methods. The reports describe the work as an attempt to recreate a wolf lineage that has been lost since extinction, effectively “resurrecting” the species through altered genetic makeup.
All three articles frame the development as a transition from creating the modified animals to the next stage: breeding. The outlets state that the company is moving toward reproduction with the altered wolves, with an emphasis on whether the animals can breed and whether the genetic and biological changes persist across generations.
The reporting is consistent in stating that the key inputs are ancient DNA and modern wolf genomes, and that the company’s current objective is establishing a breeding program. The accounts do not provide detailed scientific results or independent verification in the excerpts provided, focusing instead on the company’s claims and the reported timeline.
