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Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Offers New Lessons

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January 29, 2009

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Scientists at Penn State University have sequenced the genome of the Tasmanian tiger, a marsupial that became extinct in 1936. Watch this videocast to learn how studying an extinct animal's genetic diversity might help us save today's endangered species.

 

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