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George R.R. Martin shares his excitement about Colossal Biosciences’ successful revival of the dire wolf in a personal blog post that includes the company’s official press release. The Game of Thrones author, who is an investor and cultural advisor to Colossal, describes his emotional experience meeting the wolf pups Romulus and Remus, noting how dire wolves have always held special significance for him. Martin recalls how visiting the La Brea Tar Pits years ago and seeing four hundred dire wolf skulls displayed on a wall deeply influenced him, eventually inspiring the dire wolves in his A Song of Ice and Fire series. He emphasizes that despite popular belief, he didn’t invent dire wolves—they were real apex predators of the Ice Age. The post includes Colossal’s comprehensive announcement detailing how scientists extracted DNA from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull to create three healthy pups through 20 precise gene edits. Martin concludes by expressing that this achievement has moved him like no scientific news since the moon landing, adding that Colossal’s work continues with plans to revive the woolly mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, and dodo. https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2025/04/08/d-day-comes-early/