The last Tasmanian tiger died 90 years ago. Could de-extinction science bring it back? Professor Andrew Pask explains how.
September 7, 1936, was the last confirmed sighting of a thylacine (Tasmanian tiger). It was named “Benjamin” and died at Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Australia.
Now, 90 years on, a team of researchers have teamed up with US-based company Colossal Biosciences to bring the thylacine back to life, along with other extinct animals including the woolly mammoth, dodo and dire wolf.
In this episode of the It Starts With… podcast, David Boldeman speaks with University of Melbourne geneticist Professor Andrew Pask about the thylacine de-extinction project.
They discuss the big questions: How do you bring extinct animals back? Can you stop extinction before it happens? Are scientists “playing God”?
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