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"It is not a dire wolf; it is a gray wolf clone with some mutations that make it superficially resemble a dire wolf."
April 8, 2025: NPR quotes Vincent Lynch, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, in an article about three bioengineered “dire wolves” created by a biotech company.