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De-extinction company claims it has nearly complete thylacine genome (www.newscientist.com)
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[–] 01189998819991197253 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You jest, but unlike dinosaurs, the thylacine's habitat and ecological niche still exist today. They went extinct recently enough that we have videos of the last ones.

[–] 01189998819991197253 6 points 11 months ago

Well, that's a sad revelation. Thanks for letting me know that. Now I'm really rooting for them, more so than before. Seriously. No sarcasm at all.