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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tasmanian-tiger-scientists-breakthrough-bringing-back-extinct-thylacine/>
'It's been decades since Australia's thylacine, known as the Tasmanian tiger,
was declared extinct and scientists say they've made a breakthrough as they
research ways to bring back the carnivore.
Colossal Biosciences in a Thursday press release said its reconstructed
thylacine genome is about 99.9% complete, with 45 gaps that they'll work to
close through additional sequencing in the coming months. The company also
isolated long RNA molecules from a 110-year-old preserved head, which was
skinned and kept in ethanol.
"The thylacine samples used for our new reference genome are among the best
preserved ancient specimens my team has worked with," said Beth Shapiro,
Colossal's chief science officer and the director of the UCSC Paleogenomics
Lab, where the samples were processed. "It's rare to have a sample that allows
you to push the envelope in ancient DNA methods to such an extent."'
Via
Fix the News:
https://fixthenews.com/275-resurrection-notre-dame/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
