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The IndependentBiotech Company Hatches Chicks in Artificial Eggshell
A company working on de-extinction hatched 26 live chicks using a 3D-printed lattice that mimics an eggshell. Independent scientists called the technology impressive but said it is not a complete artificial egg and that reviving extinct species remains unlikely.
thesouthafrican.comColossal Biosciences Says Its Genetically Modified Dire Wolf Project Animals Have Reached Breeding Age
The Texas-based company's three dire wolves, the world's first de-extinct animals, are now breeding-aged as of 2026. Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, born in late 2024 and early 2025, live in a 2,000-acre preserve where they have learned to process whole deer carcasses.
thehindu.comDe-Extinct Dire Wolves Reach Breeding Age at Biotech Preserve
Three dire wolf pups created last year using gene editing from ancient DNA are now healthy and old enough to reproduce, the biotechnology company that produced them has announced. The animals, named after Roman founders and a character from Game of Thrones, live on a 2,000-acre e…