A scientific breakthrough may lead to the revival of the thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, an apex predator that went extinct nearly a century ago. Researchers from the United States and Australia have successfully sequenced the animal’s DNA to 99.9%...
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Scientists Make Breakthrough in Effort to Resurrect Tasmanian Tiger from Extinction
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Who Runs the World? Tiny Ancient Superorganisms!
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