Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Extinct tiger gene resurrected in a mouse - LiveScience- msnbc.com

 

Extinct tiger gene resurrected in a mouse

Rodent expresses injected genetic material of Tasmanian Tiger

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A two-week-old mouse fetus expresses the DNA of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger by developing cartilage, shown in blue.

 

DNA from an extinct creature has been resurrected in a live animal for the first time.

The genetic material, extracted from the extinct Tasmanian tiger, proved functional in mice.

Extinct tiger gene resurrected in a mouse - LiveScience- msnbc.com

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