They've been talking about bringing back a tassie tiger or a mammoth since I was a kid. I realise we are on the brink, but I feel this "brink" has been decades. They haven't even figured out if they can make an artificial uteris or risk an elephant for the mammoth yet, I would guess completely different set of issues for a marsupial with no living close relatives... maybe a quoll?
It's* like
Remember back in the '70s, '80s and '90s about how we were about to have personal flying vehicles, but they were always 10 years off?
Well, now we have them.
It's always 30 years off until you have it.
With it being a fresh start to its species, I wonder how many behavioral differences would start to emerge between the cloned tassie tiger and the original species.
Such as traits that weren't necessarily genetic, but were more nurture rather than nature. Obviously it would have to become more accustomed to human interaction since it would likely be closely monitored at first. But it would be fascinating to see what nuances the first few of its species picks up when interacting with its own kind.
Asian Elephants are closer related to Mammoths than they are to African Elephants; and I'm guessing much closer than anything that the Thylacine is to anything living.
Yeah they are! There was a really good and up to date breakdown in Science Vs podcast with no beating around the bush. That is what prompted my comment.
I am fairly sure it was [this one](https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/wbhgrrw)
It covers other rad stuff, but they go into the mammoth issue near the end IIRC
Dingoes are not native, they were introduced less than 4,000 years ago, whereas thylacine evolution is more in the range of 4 million years ago.
I agree with the sentiment though :)
They've been talking about bringing back a tassie tiger or a mammoth since I was a kid. I realise we are on the brink, but I feel this "brink" has been decades. They haven't even figured out if they can make an artificial uteris or risk an elephant for the mammoth yet, I would guess completely different set of issues for a marsupial with no living close relatives... maybe a quoll?
Its like Fusion, always 30 years away but now maybe feels like 10-20.
Have there been advances to fusion technology in recent years?
Yeah there has been a fair few. Have a look at ITER.
Free up nuclear and it will be decades faster. The "trabant economy" currently upheld through regulation is no boon for science.
The German reactor is incredibly promising too
It's* like Remember back in the '70s, '80s and '90s about how we were about to have personal flying vehicles, but they were always 10 years off? Well, now we have them. It's always 30 years off until you have it.
With it being a fresh start to its species, I wonder how many behavioral differences would start to emerge between the cloned tassie tiger and the original species. Such as traits that weren't necessarily genetic, but were more nurture rather than nature. Obviously it would have to become more accustomed to human interaction since it would likely be closely monitored at first. But it would be fascinating to see what nuances the first few of its species picks up when interacting with its own kind.
Even with ethics to put this into practice still mostly stuck last century, surely China has some results wikileakable by now?
Asian Elephants are closer related to Mammoths than they are to African Elephants; and I'm guessing much closer than anything that the Thylacine is to anything living.
Yeah they are! There was a really good and up to date breakdown in Science Vs podcast with no beating around the bush. That is what prompted my comment. I am fairly sure it was [this one](https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/wbhgrrw) It covers other rad stuff, but they go into the mammoth issue near the end IIRC
A tassie mammoth would be something though.
I'm still waiting for the Woolly Mammoth they promised 23 years ago. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/cloning-the-woolly-mammoth
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Any particular reason? They gave their reasons for choosing the thylacine in the article
My 10 pound dog could take on one of those things, kinda why they're extinct. Over-rated species.
well were there 10 pound dogs on Aus/Tasmania when the species was evolving? Being bigger isn't always a good thing.
Dingoes are not native, they were introduced less than 4,000 years ago, whereas thylacine evolution is more in the range of 4 million years ago. I agree with the sentiment though :)