Scientists recover RNA from an extinct species for the first time.
Gizmodo reports: "A team of researchers managed to isolate and sequence century-old RNA from the thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger."
https://flip.it/FIvxb3
Here's the full research paper: https://genome.cshlp.org/content/early/2023/09/08/gr.277663.123
#DNA #RNA #Extinct #Animals #Science #Genetics
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