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Bits of Tassie Tiger Brought Back from Extinction

Posted by timothy on from the not-much-to-look-at-yet dept.

zerobeat writes "Scientists from Melbourne, Australia have managed to resurrect the gene responsible for the development of cartilage and bone from the now extinct Tasmanian Tiger. The gene was expressed in a mouse embryo so the full reincarnation of a full Tassie Tiger is a long way off. You can listen to an MP3 of ABC Australia's Robyn Williams discussing the results with the lead scientists. This is the first time DNA from an extinct species has been made to live again in a live animal."

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  1. You're toying with powerful forces here by seandiggity · · Score: 5, Funny

    "We know what we're doing."

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  2. Re:Brings to mind Jurassic Park by houghi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, the tiger DNA is only 70 years old. The Dino DNA is 6000 years old.
    There, corrected it for you. ;-)

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