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Business Daily: Bringing the Tasmanian Tiger back from extinction

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Bringing the Tasmanian Tiger back from extinction

14/04/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Bringing the Tasmanian Tiger back from extinction

Australian scientists are aiming to bring a long-extinct animal back to life.

It sounds like a movie script, like Jurassic Park, but Australian scientists are actually aiming to 'de-extinct' an animal.

The Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, became extinct in 1936, nearly 90 years ago. 

It's native to Australia, and thanks to millions of dollars of funding via a US-based biotech company, Colossal Biosciences, research is underway which could bring it back to life.

Sam Clack finds out why the project has attracted funding from a host of celebrity backers and asks whether science fiction could become reality?

Produced and presented by Sam Clack.

(Image: Tasmanian Tigers. Credit: Getty Images)

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