The quest to revive the Tasmanian Tiger has taken a significant step forward as, in a first when it comes to an extinct species, scientists have managed to recover the creature's RNA. The remarkable breakthrough was reportedly achieved by a team of researchers working with a 130-year-old thylacine specimen housed at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. Since RNA, or transcriptome, serves as something of an instruction manual for the information contained in DNA, the recovery of this material is critical in developing an understanding of the long-lost Tasmanian Tiger's genetic composition.
More on this promising story at the Coast to Coast AM website.