Scientist Work to Clone Extinct Tasmanian Tiger


Scientist Work to Clone Extinct Tasmanian Tiger -- Andrea Hopkins  -- Reuters  -- August 21, 2000
Genetic Engineering

A sign by the small enclosure near the Bonorong Park Wildlife Center entrance says \'\'Tasmanian tiger\'\' but the fabled carnivore is nowhere to be seen. The last known Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, died in captivity in 1936, but a team of Australian biologists believes the animal\'s extinction may simply be a 70-year hiccup. DNA from a Tasmanian tiger has been found and cloning is underway.

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