The Tasmanian tiger is about to be

Thanks to the method of gene reproduction from museum-preserved specimens, scientists are hoping to "revive" the Tasmanian tiger - the largest bag-feeding animal in modern times that has become extinct. This is over 80 years ago.

or Tasmanian wolves, wolf bags with the scientific name Thylacinus cynocephalus. This is the largest pocket-sized carnivore in modern times. In the past, this animal was first discovered in Australia and Papua New Guinea. However, in the 1930s, excessive hunting of humans caused this marsupial to become extinct.

Tasmania tiger.

Currently, some Tasmanian tiger specimens are only stored in chemical jars and are strictly preserved in several Australian museums. Remarkably, these specimens still retain the intact DNA of the Tasmanian wolf and this is the premise for scientists to take humanized measures to restore them in the future.

Thanks to genetic analysis, scientists are showing great confidence in 'resurrection' for Tasmanian tigers. Earlier, in December 2017, scientists at the University of Melbourne (Australia) decoded the entire genome of this pocket carnivore.

However, at that time, there was a difficulty in reviving the Tasmanian tiger to find a species with a compatible genotype, similar to them for cloning. Fortunately, until now, the CRISPR genetic modification has opened up a great opportunity for the task of bringing Tasmanian wolves back to Earth.

Specifically, scientists have figured out how to modify some genes of Tasmanian wolf relatives or paralyze some other genes to help the compatibility rate become higher. Thereby, open the opportunity to create the first individual tiger tigers since extinction.

Currently, in addition to trying to research to clone, scientists also believe that Tasmanian tigers still exist in the wild. Therefore, many searches have been carried out by scientists and if it succeeds, it is easier to bring this pocketed carnivore back.