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
[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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