Friday, April 20, 2012

THYLACINE GENETIC DIVERSITY STORY

I find this fascinating; not just the latest claims that the thylacine had particularly low genetic diversity, but that this story has proliferated across the Internet in a remarkably short time, with all sorts of different spins being put upon it...


Thylacine DNA reveals lacks of diversity
ABC Online
Tiny gene pool The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, had very limited genetic diversity before it died out, according to a new study, which suggests a similar fate for the Tasmanian devil. Hunted to the brink of extinction, the last known thylacine ...
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ABC Online
Scientists find Tasmanian Tiger limited in genetic diversity
ABC Online
MARK COLVIN: A team of international scientists has found that the Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, had very limited genetic diversity before it became extinct. The scientists isolated DNA samples from museum specimens that were up to 160 years old.
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Lack Of Genetic Diversity Put The Tasmanian Tiger In Danger
RedOrbit
The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine, was as large as a medium-sized dog that roamed across both Australia and Tasmania and had no natural predators. It was one of only two marsupials, along with the water opossum, to have a pouch in both ...
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Study Confirms Limited Genetic Diversity in Thylacine
Sci-News.com
An international team of scientists has confirmed the Tasmanian Tiger or thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) had limited genetic diversity prior to its extinction. The Tasmanian Tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus (Benjamin A. Sheppard) “The latest study ...
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Cautionary tale in tiger DNA study
ABC Online
The team combed the world's museums for thylacine specimens, testing 12 different tasmanian tigers for genetic diversity. Scientists extracted DNA from bone, pelt and tissue samples, with some almost 160 years old. They found significant parts of the ...
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Research Reveals Low Genetic Diversity of Thylacine
French Tribune
Named as thylacine, it is believed that it might have died in 1936. For the research, it was claimed that genetic fragments from the 14 Tasmanian tigers were collected in order to check their genetic diversity. "If we compare this same section of DNA, ...
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French Tribune
Scientists Confirm Limited Genetic Diversity in the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (Apr. 18, 2012) — A team of international scientists including from the University of Melbourne have discovered the unique Tasmanian Tiger or thylacine had limited genetic diversity prior to its extinction. The results published April 18 ...
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Tasmanian tiger suffered low genomic diversity
Phys.Org
Credit: Photo courtesy of The Tasmanian National Museum and Art Gallery The enigmatic Tasmanian tiger, known also as the thylacine, was hunted to extinction in the wild at the turn of the 20th century, and the last one died in a Tasmanian zoo in 1936.
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Tassie tiger study sounds warning
Ninemsn
Professor Marilyn Renfree, who was part of a team that cloned a thylacine gene in 2008, says the result supports an earlier finding that the Tasmanian devil is also of limited genetic stock, a factor that may be making the fight against its facial ...
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Thylacine DNA reveals lacks of diversity | High technology News
Share Print News in Science › Environment and Nature Thursday, 19 April 2012 Liz HobdayABC Despite the lack of genetic diversity, a bounty on.
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The Prince of Amber | ecocides: The thylacine (Thylacinus...
ecocides: “ The thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus, Greek for “dog-headed pouched one”) was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times.
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Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Subject of Study
HispanicBusiness.com
The unique Tasmanian Tiger, also known as the thylacine, had limited genetic diversity prior to its 20th century extinction, Australian scientists say. Researchers at the University of Melbourne analyzed the genetic health of the thylacine before it ...
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Tasmanian Tiger may have been victim of inbreeding
The Australian
The last known Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, died in captivity in 1936 but specimens of Australia's carnivorous marsupial are preserved in museums around the world. It was even the subject of a 2011 movie, "The Hunter," in which Willem Dafoe plays a ...
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Island living may have been a death sentence for the Tassie tiger: is the ...
ScienceAlert
However, the island of Tasmania stands out from this record: it has not lost a single mammal species since the demise of the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine. The Ireland-sized island has long acted as a refuge for its platypuses, echidnas, devils, ...
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Life Science Log :: Thylacine DNA reveals lacks of diversity
TINY GENE POOL: The Tasmanian tiger had very limited genetic diversity before it died out, according to a new study.
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