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Modified DNA Was Inserted into Gray Wolf Egg Cells

Scientists used advanced tools like CRISPR to insert the altered DNA into gray wolf egg cells, a process outlined in Nature. The eggs, now carrying the edited genes, were then coaxed to develop into embryos. This gene-editing approach, while powerful, is routine in biotechnology labs and doesn’t create a new species—just a modified version of the original gray wolf.