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If I were to bet, I'd wager that the Thylacine will be the first large mammal brought back from true extinction. There exist specimens that were preserved in al
by Baeocystin 6y ago
If I were to bet, I'd wager that the Thylacine will be the first large mammal brought back from true extinction. There exist specimens that were preserved in alcohol (which is not as destructive to DNA as formalin is) that are only a century or so old, and there is some political will behind it, too. I personally hope that it does come to pass.
- kaba0 6y agoBut what would be a possible mother for it? Mammoths may be easier because (based on my very limited knowledge on the topic) elephants are not too distant from them, and with an incremental approach as other’s mentioned, it may be possible in the future. Thylacine is pretty special as far as I know, with it being marsupial (though perhaps it is easier that way because a significant part of the development is outside the mother?)