After the woolly mammoth, scientists now want to de-extinct the iconic Tasmanian Tiger
Is this a cash-burning shot in the dark or a credible conservation project? When straddling the boundary of science this distinction is not always clear.
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Is this a cash-burning shot in the dark or a credible conservation project? When straddling the boundary of science this distinction is not always clear.
Almost a century after its extinction, scientists want to bring the Tasmanian tiger back to life. The ambitious project will incorporate ancient DNA retrieval.
Humans drove the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, to extinction last century. Now genetics researchers want to de-extinct the marsupial within a decade.
Colossal Biosciences—the company attempting to revive the woolly mammoth—has announced that it is now working on the "de-extinction" of the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
University of Melbourne partners with US biotech company to plan genetic restoration of the thylacine