Hunted to extinction by early European settlers in Australia, the Tasmanian tiger (or thylacine) tells a cautionary tale of conservation, but according to a new study led by the University of Melbourne, the creature was struggling even before humans intervened. After sequencing the complete genome of the thylacine from a century-old preserved specimen, the researchers were able to investigate the evolution of the thylacine and potentially help current endangered species avoid the same fate.
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Category: Science
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- Australia
- Evolution
- Extinction
- Genome
- Tasmanian devil
- University of Melbourne
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