Where’s Jeff Goldblum when ya need him?
Didn’t you folks watch Jurassic Park?
Extinct Tasmanian tiger gene brought back to life: scientists
SYDNEY (AFP) – Scientists said Tuesday they had “resurrected” a gene from the extinct Tasmanian tiger by implanting it in a mouse, raising the future possibility of bringing animals such as dinosaurs back to life.
In what they describe as a world first, researchers from Australian and US universities extracted a gene from a preserved specimen of the doglike marsupial – formally known as a thylacine – and revived it in a mouse embryo.
“This is the first time that DNA from an extinct species has been used to induce a functional response in another living organism,” said research leader Andrew Pask of the University of Melbourne.
The announcement was hailed here as raising the possibility of recreating extinct animals.</em>
