The dire wolf was one of the most formidable predators in the Americas during the last Ice Age, possessing a body more stout and a skull more robust than those of modern wolves. The species went extinct along with many others as the Ice Age ended. Roughly 13,000 years later, a U.S. company has taken a step aimed at bringing the dire wolf back from oblivion. As Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences announces the birth of three genetically engineered wolf pups, FRANCE 24’s François Picard welcomes Dominic Wilkinson, Professor of Medical Ethics and Deputy Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford.
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