Breakthrough offers insights into other projects to revive lost species, such as the woolly mammoth
The Tasmanian tiger was hunted to extinction in the wild. This animal was photographed at Beaumaris Zoo in Tasmania in 1936. Photo: Getty
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Breakthrough reconstruction of almost the complete genome of the Tasmanian tiger from a pickled fossil skull could help bring the extinct species back to life, scientists claim.
The creation of the “highest quality” genome of the iconic thylacine, a marsupial native to Australia, was announced on Wednesday by Colossal, which describes itself as a species preservation company.
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