Nephilim, Giants, and the Rise of Transhumanism Part 4:De-extinction and the Dire Wolf .
Nephilim, Giants, and the Rise of Transhumanism Part 4:De-extinction and the Dire Wolf .
Gen 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Gen 6:5 ¶ And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Exo 23:29 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
Deu 28:26 And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away
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Janet LoehrkeUSA TODAY
A U.S. company has taken a step aimed at bringing the dire wolf back from oblivion. Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences has announced the birth of three genetically engineered wolf pups − all with striking white fur − created with the help of ancient DNA obtained from fossilized remains of the extinct animals.
What do we know about these prehistoric wolves?
Dire wolves went extinct roughly 13,000 years ago. Their skeletal remains have been found in North and South America, according to the National Park Service.
But many people were introduced the dire wolf by George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy book series, the basis for HBO's TV series "Game of Thrones."
Here's a look at what we know about the prehistoric species:
Where the dire wolves roamed 13,000 years ago
Along with saber-toothed cats and enormous short-faced bears, dire wolves were once among the most successful Ice Age predators, roaming widely across North and South America.
Dire wolf remains have been found as far north as Alaska and as far south as Mexico and coast to coast in the southern portions of the United States. Nearly 4,000 dire wolf fossils have been identified at California's La Brea Tar Pits.
How big were dire wolves?
About 25% larger than modern-day gray wolves, dire wolves had thicker, more muscular legs, more powerful shoulders, and a wider head and snout with larger jaws and teeth. It stood about 3½ feet tall, could be longer than 6 feet and weigh up to 150 pounds.
Dire wolf skulls were significantly larger than gray wolves'
The dire wolf was very similar to the present-day gray wolf but was much heavier, with a larger, more robust skull. There is evidence the skulls were significantly enhanced for the attachment of strong muscular jaws.
The new dire wolves' growth cycle
Colossal Biosciences, the firm behind the genetic engineering project, said it provides 24-hour surveillance, veterinary assistance and development to the new wolf breed, including a specified diet that consists primarily of meats to assure optimum growth and care.
According to a Time magazine interview, Colossal keeps the newly born wolves in a secluded 2,000-acre ecological nature preserve in the United States surrounded by a 10-foot-tall fence to safeguard the animals.
How were they genetically engineered?
Colossal scientists extracted ancient DNA from two dire wolf fossils: a tooth from Sheridan Pit, Ohio, about 13,000 years old, and an inner-ear bone from American Falls, Idaho, roughly 72,000 years old.
Twenty genes of gray wolves were edited with this DNA to include dire wolf traits in gray wolf cells. Through cloning, embryos were created from the edited gray wolf cells, and these were implanted in surrogate domesticated dog mothers. Three different dogs gave birth to the pups.
CONTRIBUTING Reuters and Mike Snider
THE De-extinction and the Dire Wolf
This represents two intriguing intersections of science, history, and the human desire to reverse—or at least revisit—what has been lost. Let’s define and elaborate on both concepts:
I. DE-EXTINCTION: DEFINITION & EXPLANATION
Definition: De-extinction is the process of resurrecting extinct species through genetic technologies such as cloning, gene editing (e.g., CRISPR), or selective back-breeding from living relatives. It is also known as species revivalism.
How It Works:
There are three main methods of de-extinction:
Cloning:
DNA from an extinct species is inserted into an egg of a closely related living species.
Example: The Pyrenean ibex was briefly revived in 2003 via cloning before it died minutes after birth.
Genome Editing:
Scientists edit the genome of a living relative using ancient DNA from the extinct species, creating a hybrid with traits of the extinct animal.
Example: Efforts to bring back the woolly mammoth by editing the genome of an Asian elephant.
Selective Breeding (Back-breeding):
Breeding animals that possess traits of the extinct ancestor over many generations.
Example: The Quagga Project in South Africa tries to recreate the extinct quagga from zebra stock.
Arguments For De-extinction:
Ecological Restoration: Reviving keystone species could restore disrupted ecosystems.
Scientific Discovery: Understanding extinct species helps us learn about evolution, genetics, and environmental resilience.
Technological Advancement: Advances in genetic tools have applications in medicine, agriculture, and conservation.
Arguments Against De-extinction:
Ethical Concerns: Are we “playing God”? What about the suffering of revived animals?
Ecological Risks: Reintroduced species could become invasive or destabilize modern ecosystems.
Resource Diversion: De-extinction may divert funds from conserving endangered species.
II. THE DIRE WOLF: LEGEND & SCIENCE
Scientific Name: Aenocyon dirus
Time Period: Late Pleistocene Epoch (about 250,000–10,000 years ago)
Extinction: Around 10,000 years ago
Characteristics:
Size: Larger and more robust than modern gray wolves (Canis lupus)
Weight: 150–200 lbs
Habitat: North and South America
Diet: Carnivorous—preyed on large megafauna like horses, bison, and possibly mammoths
Cultural Popularity:
Immortalized by the show Game of Thrones, dire wolves have become mythical symbols of loyalty and primal strength.
However, the real dire wolf was not a fantasy creature, but a distinct species adapted to Ice Age environments.
Scientific Interest:
Once believed to be closely related to modern wolves, new research (2021 DNA studies) revealed that dire wolves were not true wolves.
They belonged to a now-extinct lineage that diverged from wolves and coyotes nearly 5 million years ago, making them more distant than once assumed.
De-Extinction Potential for the Dire Wolf:
Challenges:
No preserved DNA viable for cloning has yet been found.
Lack of a close living relative (since dire wolves were genetically distinct).
Possibility:
Some scientists propose editing the genomes of dogs or wolves to create an animal with dire wolf traits—essentially a hybrid, not a true resurrection.
Ethical and scientific debate continues on whether this is possible or even desirable.
In Summary:
De-extinction is humanity’s attempt to reverse time through technology—raising both hope and concern.
The dire wolf represents a powerful symbol of a vanished past, one whose revival is scientifically daunting but continues to capture the imagination.
🔥 Old Testament References
1. Leviticus 26:22
“I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your highways shall be desolate.”
🔹 Part of the curses for disobedience.
2. 2 Kings 2:24
“And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.”
🔹 Elisha calls down a curse after being mocked—God sends bears to kill.
3. Ezekiel 14:21
“For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?”
🔹 Wild beasts are one of God's four severe judgments.
4. Ezekiel 5:17
“So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee…”
🔹 Beasts used to cause grief and death in Israel.
5. Jeremiah 15:3
“And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.”
🔹 God appoints beasts to destroy as part of His wrath.
6. Deuteronomy 32:24
“They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.”
🔹 God's poetic judgment on rebellious Israel.
⚖️ Prophetic and Apocalyptic References
7. Revelation 6:8
“And I looked and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them… to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”
🔹 Beasts as end-time judgment in the Four Horsemen.
8. Isaiah 13:21-22
“But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there…”
🔹 While this isn’t direct killing, it shows how desolation from judgment is marked by beasts overtaking once-inhabited places.
THESE WERE THE SINS THE “ SONS OF GOD” COMMITTED BEFORE IN THE DAYS OF NOAH. WE ARE TRULY IN THE LAST DAYS. WAKE UP AND WATCH THE SIGNS.
Matthew 24:32 ¶ Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
Matthew 24:33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
Matthew 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Matthew 24:36 ¶ But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Mat thew24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Matthew 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
KELVIN L. STUBBLEFIELD IS A GRADUATE OF Middle Tennessee State University IN 1983.
HE IS THE AUTHOR OF “AMERICAN REPROBATE: GOD'S CURSE AND RESTORATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN”. THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN 2012.
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