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Here's Why The Dire Wolf Really Wasn't Brought Back From Extinction, Scientists Argue


When is a de-extinction not a de-extinction? Some headline-grabbing methods for bringing extinct species back to life fall short of such grand claims, according to a new argument published in Biology Letters.

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