Scientists bringing the back the extinct Tasmanian tiger (thylacine)

The Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) was a beautiful carnivorous marsupial that went extinct in the 1930s in part due to human hunting and encroachment on the animal's natural habitats. (To this day though, people report occasional sightings in the region.) Now, researchers are planning to use genetic engineering to bring back the Tasmanian tiger. — Read the rest