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# The Argument for De-Extinction: Explained
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/the-argument-for-de-extinction-explained-zldenb/
- Published: 2025-05-19T16:00:59.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T09:56:05.000Z
- Description: Dire wolves are back—sort of.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 13, Episode 5, #ZZZ_Episode_1cbc7e54-f62d-4004-a2fd-4f10f70a55a3, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

Dire wolves are back—sort of. Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected this extinct predator, but what did they really do? Joe talks with the scientists behind the headlines to explore the truth, tech, and ethics of “de-extinction.”