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People magazine reports on Colossal Biosciences’ successful revival of dire wolves, the prehistoric predators featured in Game of Thrones. The article introduces Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi—three young dire wolves now living in a secure, expansive ecological reserve. Using genetic material from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull, Colossal scientists employed advanced gene editing to recreate these extinct canines that disappeared over 10,000 years ago. CEO Ben Lamm describes the breakthrough as technological “magic” with significant conservation implications, representing a major advance beyond the company’s earlier “woolly mouse” creation. The piece notes Colossal’s acknowledgment of the pop culture connection, including a special photo shoot featuring the pups on the Iron Throne, with author George R.R. Martin remarking on dire wolves’ actual historical significance in the American ecosystem. https://people.com/extinct-direwolves-revived-by-colossal-science-company-after-game-of-thrones-11710221