Friday, February 23, 2018

THYLACINES IN THE NEWS




On September 7, 1936, the death of a zoo animal named Benjamin marked the last time the world would ever see a living Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine. With Benjamin, we lost untold knowledge about this tan, striped, dog-like marsupial and how it grew and lived. But not all was lost. Today, mounted ...
It has allowed us to scan all the known Thylacine joey specimens in the world, and study their internal structures in high resolution without having to dissect or cause damage to the specimen,” he said. “By examining their bone development, we've been able to illustrate how the tasmanian tiger matured ...


These “wet” specimens of Tasmanian tigers, or thylacines (Thylacinus cynocephalus), have proved to be a fantastic resource, not only allowing the sequencing of the creature's genome – its entire DNA blueprint – which was published late last year, but now also allowing the creation of a series of 3D ...

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