Resurrecting the Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) Using DNA Technology

[anarukisaki]

Melbourne University has recently received a philanthropic gift of $5 million to begin work on trying to revive the now extinct Tasmanian Tiger.

The technology to do so had been there for a while.

There are many doubters on whether this is possible, but many refuse to provide concrete reasoning to their doubts. People are even claiming its 100% impossible (again, no concrete reasons given).

Including some links below:

Thylacine (wikipedia)

Tiger! Scientists Look to Revive Extinct Species (including this one because most others are behind a paywall)

[Doctor Derp]

On 4/9/2022 at 8:44 PM, anarukisaki said:

Melbourne University has recently received a philanthropic gift of $5 million to begin work on trying to revive the now extinct Tasmanian Tiger.

There are many doubters on whether this is possible, but many refuse to provide concrete reasoning to their doubts. People are even claiming its 100% impossible (again, no concrete reasons given).

 

 

 

If the tasmanian tiger were resurrected.

It would need a minimum population size of 500 to 1,000.

Each would need a different genetic makeup to overcome abnormalities associated with inbreeding.

The technical obstacles associated with this are 100% impossible to overcome with current technology.

 

[zapatos]

34 minutes ago, Doctor Derp said:

The technical obstacles associated with this are 100% impossible to overcome with current technology.

 

 

On 4/10/2022 at 1:44 AM, anarukisaki said:

People are even claiming its 100% impossible (again, no concrete reasons given).

 

 

Edited October 1, 2022 by zapatos

[Peterkin]

On 4/10/2022 at 2:44 AM, anarukisaki said:

Melbourne University has recently received a philanthropic gift of $5 million to begin work on trying to revive the now extinct Tasmanian Tiger.

So, have they? By now, there should be an ordinary Sumatran tiger mother with a couple of bouncing Tasmanian cubs at her teats. Perhaps when they're old enough, they could be released into the wild to find mates. 

https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/study-suggests-tasmanian-tiger-survived-into-the-21st-century/

Edited October 1, 2022 by Peterkin

[zapatos]

Looks like they are working on step four of their nine step process, which they expect to take at least a decade to complete.

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the-9-steps-to-de-extincting-australia-s-thylacine

[Peterkin]

Oh, that's all right then. A lot of issues will have been decided by then.