Scientists working for Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences claim to have brought the dire wolf, which went extinct about 12,500 years ago, back to life.

In an unprecedented scientific breakthrough, the extinct dire wolf has been brought back to life by biotech firm Colossal Biosciences. Using ancient DNA and advanced gene-editing technology, the company’s scientists have successfully bred three dire wolf pups, marking a new era in de-extinction research.

Colossal Bioscience says it has “de-extincted” the dire wolf, but other scientists disagree and say more important conservation science is being lost in all the hype