Lazarus, Come Forth!

Back in May of 2008, a team of researchers at the University of Melbourne took a gene from the extinct Tasmanian tiger and applied it to a mouse embryo.

The gene expressed itself in the developing mouse; the gene worked.

Researchers insist that this study will not resurrect any extinct species in the near future, if ever. But, with the constant explosions in technology and the new ground breaking discoveries that keep happening in biology -- we all might be in for quite a surprise one day.

Check out the various news coverage concerning this research:

Thylacine Mouse

Extinct Gene Brought Back to Life

Tasmanian Tiger DNA Comes Alive in Mouse

Tasmanian Tiger Gene Fragment Resurrected

If you happened to stumble on this post, also check out my previous post concerning Genetics and Evolution.

If You Don't Believe in Evolution, You Might As Well Reject Genetics, Too

People continue to decry the theory of Evolution (as I once did). But they fail to understand an important point. Their rejection of Evolution has nothing to do with science. Oh -- people may say that the science is faulty, but that isn't their real reason for rejecting Evolution.

Search your feelings, you know it to be true . . .

I can say this because evolution and genetics are tied together and the science is solid for both. So, if you don't believe evolution is sound science, you might as well reject genetics, too.

The following article is a great example of the relationship between these two studies : Genetic Secrets from Tassie Tiger