Why do scientists want to bring back extinct animals?
Is Jurassic Park about to become reality?
The US company Colossal claim to have brought back the dire wolf from extinction after 12,000 years through genetic engineering. The three pups, called Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, are now living in an undisclosed nature preserve, unaware that their existence has made headlines around the world. But Colossal aren鈥檛 finished yet, they want to continue to 鈥渄e-extinct鈥� other animals, such as the woolly mammoth.
蜜芽传媒 Science Correspondent Victoria Gill explains how the experiment was done. How realistic is 鈥渄e-extinction鈥�? And are these actually dire wolves?
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