This episode starts with a wolf, a womb, and an empire, and somehow ends up in a lab in Texas trying to bring back the Ice Age. We're talking about Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome who were supposedly raised by a she-wolf. But also, we're talking about Romulus and Remus, the names of two genetically engineered not-quite-dogs recently created by a biotech company claiming to resurrect extinct species. Same name. Same mythological energy. Very different PR strategy.

If you've ever wondered what happens when Silicon Valley tries to reboot nature, or just wanted to hear us butcher Latin and complain about biotech buzzwords, this one's for you.

Important links:

1. The mythology of Romulus & Remus - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Romulus-and-Remus

2. The Colossal Biosciences Direwolf Project - https://colossal.com/direwolf/

3. The TIME feature of the "de-extinction" project - https://time.com/7274542/colossal-dire-wolf/

4. The Wikipedia page for Colossal Biosciences - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Biosciences_Dire_Wolf_Project

5. The scientific debate over Colossal Biosciences' Direwolf Project - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-scientific-debate-over-colossals-de-extinct-dire-wolves/

Don't Know, Do Care is the brainchild of Ashmita, Sandy, and Prakhar, three friends from different backgrounds and interests. Ashmita works in sustainability, Sandy's an entrepreneur (puke) who'd rather not be, and Prakhar works with Sandy and is just trying to make sense of it all.

Three mildly confused friends, one weirdly specific topic each week. We don't know much, but we care just enough to talk about it for up to an hour each week.

Don't Know, Do Care is produced by "Ghar Pe Productions", edited by Prakhar and Sandy, critiqued (thoroughly) by Ashmita, and enjoyed mostly by our friends. Thanks for giving us a listen!