White magic

USING ancient DNA paired with cloning and gene-editing techniques, a team of American scientists claims to have ‘de-extincted’ the dire wolf of Game of Thrones fame. There are three puppies, Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, and author George R. R. Martin was moved to tears as one of the first to meet the trio. ‘Our team took DNA from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull and made healthy dire-wolf puppies,’ explains Ben Lamm, CEO of Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences, who likens this ad...