Colossal Biosciences : le loup géant et la dé-extinction en débat

PARIS – 8 mai 2024 –

Le projet de Colossal Biosciences de “dé-extinction” du loup géant suscite un vif débat. Qui ? La société de biotechnologie. Quoi ? Des efforts pour recréer un animal éteint en manipulant génétiquement des loups gris. Où ? Non spécifié. Quand ? L’actualité est récente. Pourquoi ? Pour des raisons éthiques et scientifiques. Cet article explore les enjeux de ce projet ambitieux et controversé, ouvrant la voie à une analyze plus approfondie.

…entirely accurate. “De-extinction is a misnomer,” he saeid. “We can’t bring back extinct species. What we can do is genetically engineer extant species to resemble extinct ones.”

Lynch added that the term “dire wolf” is misleading as the animals Colossal Biosciences created are not the same species as the extinct dire wolves. “They are gray wolves with some dire wolf genes,” he said.

Colossal Biosciences has not yet released any data to support its claims, and it is unclear whether the company will ever be able to create a true dire wolf. Though, the company’s efforts have sparked a debate about the ethics of de-extinction and the potential benefits and risks of genetically engineering animals.