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Extinct Tasmanian tiger gene brought back to life
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Sydney (AFP) - Scientists said they had achieved a world first by bringing back to life a gene from the extinct Tasmanian tiger after implanting in a mouse.
Researchers from universities in Australia and the United States extracted the gene from a 100-year old preserved specimen of the doglike marsupial- correctly known as a thylacine – and revived it in a mouse embryo.
“This is the first time that DNA from an extinct species as been used to induce a functional response in another living organism, “said research leader Andrew Pask of the University of Melbourne.
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