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AmidFuror, to science in RNA for the first time recovered from an extinct species - Stockholm University

I don't think there's a lot of value to having the muscle transcriptome of an extinct species, since it's probably similar enough to extant marsupial or even eutherian muscle transcriptomes. And we're not going to be building adult thylacines from scratch using this information.

Very surprising RNA could survive this long, though.

NotTheOnlyGamer, to science in RNA for the first time recovered from an extinct species - Stockholm University
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Oh great. Jurassic Park, here we go.

EdenRester, to science in RNA for the first time recovered from an extinct species - Stockholm University
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I don't like that "resurrect extinct species" thing though. Even after reading about what could be its advantages, I don't see how great it could be for us. If that goal could be removed when making such studies, it would be fine imo.

Appoxo,
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I see it as a great goal because you could possibly “ressurect” extinct animals that died due to us.

For references in regards to naturally extinct animals see Jurassic Park.

kubica,
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It only bothers me the idea of not well thought reintroduction into places that could have adapted to the new life without the extinct species.

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