As with Colossal’s mammoth plans, TIGRR intends to obtain thylacine genomes, identify key differences between that genome and related lineages (mostly quolls), and then edit those differences into marsupial stem cells, which would then be used for IVF. It, too, faces some significant hurdles, in that nobody has made marsupial stem cells yet, nor has anyone cloned a marsupial—two things that have at least been done in placental mammals (though not pachyderms).
Yes! I’m so glad they’re bringing these back. Still not glad they’re bringing back mammoths as well, since those are way older and not suited for our modern world (nor would they be helpful like people are saying they’d be), but these guys are very welcome, especially as something we killed off ourselves.
I wonder if they’ll bring back passenger pigeons next?
Haven’t they seen Jurassic Park
