Extinct DNA Revived

[root]

The long gone Tasmanian tiger's DNA has been resurrected by being inserted into the DNA of a mouse. This is the first time an extinct organism's DNA has been made functional again in a living host.

The researchers say the technique might one day reveal how dinosaurs or Neanderthals looked

ploS One, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0002240

[ranma1/2]

got a link?

and are we looking at killer mice next?

['Abd al-Baari]

Greetings,

http://www.livescience.com/animals/0...tinct-dna.html :)

:peace:

[jzcasejz]

I must say, those tigers look really cool!

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[snakelegs]

looks more like a hyena to me.

[Nerd]

Here is a link to the findings of the scientists:

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%...l.pone.0002240

[Dr.Trax]

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[PIE]"Reviving genes from extinct animals can't bring them back to life, but it could help retrieve this potentially valuable knowledge."[/PIE]


[PIE]"As more and more species of animals become extinct, we are continuing to lose critical knowledge of gene function and their potential," said researcher Andrew Pask, a molecular biologist at the University of Melbourne in Australia.[/PIE]


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[Muezzin]

Yeah, yeah, when do we get to the dinosaurs?

[north_malaysian]

Yeah, yeah, when do we get to the dinosaurs?

If we can revive back the dinasours...are brontosaurus halaal?:exhausted