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[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

This is disgusting: In a shocking moment, the distraught wife of an undocumented immigrant is shoved hard into a wall by an ICE agent, and then slammed to the ground. This inhumane treatment cannot be tolerated.

🚨Make sure everyone sees this.

[Brody Foxx @BrodyFoxx]

lmao we’re all fucked

[Pookie Blunders @TheGemsofX]

@PopBase So dear scientists hijacked the human eye to get it to see a brand-new color called 'olo.'

We got a new color before GTA 6 💀

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Yes

[B1. @chicagoBRIZ]

I know a fake freak when I see one

[Dr John Seach @johnseach]

Based on the information available as of April 7, 2025, the claim that the dire wolf has been fully "recreated" is not entirely accurate and has been subject to debate.

Colossal Biosciences, a genetic engineering company, announced that they have produced three pups—named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi—using advanced genetic techniques, which they describe as the "world’s first successfully de-extincted animal," specifically the dire wolf.

However, the reality is more nuanced.

Colossal did not recreate the dire wolf by directly cloning its ancient DNA in the way one might imagine from science fiction, like Jurassic Park.

Instead, they used ancient dire wolf DNA extracted from fossils (a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull) to sequence its genome. They then identified specific genetic differences between the dire wolf and its closest living relative, the gray wolf.

Using CRISPR gene-editing technology, they modified the DNA of gray wolf cells—specifically endothelial progenitor cells from gray wolf blood—to incorporate 20 genetic edits based on dire wolf traits, such as larger size, a wider head, and a light coat.

These edited cells were then used to create embryos, which were implanted into surrogate domestic dogs, resulting in the birth of the three pups.

While Colossal claims these pups represent a "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, critics and some scientists argue that they are not true dire wolves.

The pups are genetically modified gray wolves with a small number of dire wolf-inspired edits—only 15 of the 20 changes directly reflect dire wolf DNA, with the rest based on mutations known to affect traits like coat color in gray wolves.

Given that the gray wolf and dire wolf genomes differ by millions of base pairs (despite sharing 99.5% similarity), these pups are far from a complete recreation of the extinct species.

Some have pointed out that dire wolves were genetically closer to jackals than gray wolves, further complicating the claim of an authentic revival. Posts on X and articles, such as one from New Scientist, reflect this skepticism, suggesting the pups are more accurately described as gray wolves engineered to resemble dire wolves rather than a full resurrection of the extinct species.

In summary, it’s not true that a dire wolf has been fully recreated in the literal sense.

What Colossal has achieved is impressive—creating living animals with some dire wolf genetic traits—but these pups are better understood as genetically modified gray wolves rather than authentic dire wolves brought back from extinction.

The science is groundbreaking, but the "de-extinction" label may overstate the reality.

[Reebs @rhiebaa]

Normalize not sinking energy into verbally abusive friendships

[Vertigo_Warrior @VertigoWarrior]

Heartbreaking News💔

A massive 7.7 quake devastates Mandalay, Myanmar, and impacts Bangkok, Thailand.

A Thread Not for the soft-hearted ⚠️

[Kofi Ntim🇬🇭 @NtimBarima]

You’re not a simp bro. You’re her boyfriend and it’s your job to be nice to her.

[alexa @glusong]

this picture… oh chappell roan, you have made it.

[Keara Sullivan @superkeara]

Bisexual women are starting to talk about Ireland the same way white straight dudes talk about Japan

[kendall @filmbitten]

i don’t care what happens you will never catch me saying “graped” or “unalived” i have read 1984 lol language has power. replace a letter with a number/symbol if you need, but creating new words like that waters down their meaning and makes these issues seem lighter than they are

[Duolingo @duolingo]

an important message from Duolingo

[Mexican Rug Dealer @DealinRugs]

Undocumented immigrants have never been able to get Social Security benefits.

You idiots believe anything.

[Reebs @rhiebaa]

You ever have one of those dreams where you know they were there? Actual connection?

[Jalen @jayjjalen]

y’all voted for evil.

[Reebs @rhiebaa]

My husband knows all my tea haha