'De-extinction' of dire wolves promotes false hope: Technology can't undo extinction

PHYSorg
Apr 16, 2025, 12:30 pm54 pts
Over the past week, the media have been inundated with news of the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus)—a species that went extinct about 13,000 years ago.

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