We wiped them out in 1936 and we're cloning them back by 2036 — because apparently we can't stop meddling, we just changed departments.
Scientists Aim to Bring the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Back by 2036
Scientists at Melbourne University and US-based Colossal Biosciences are using gene editing to reconstruct the thylacine genome from museum specimens, aiming to implant edited cells into fat-tailed dunnart surrogates and deliver a live Tasmanian tiger by 2036 — the 100th anniversary of the last known specimen's death. The same toolkit is being aimed at saving the endangered northern quoll and Tasmanian devil.
Source: Scientists Aim to Bring the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Back by 2036 — SBS News
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Sep 12, 2026.
Topics: tasmanian tiger · thylacine · deextinction · science · australia · genetics · extinctanimals
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