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Thu 01 Jan 2009Tale of the 'dead' tiger
The science behind ‘Jurassic Park’ once seemed far-fetched, to say the least, but DNA research has become so advanced that recovering genetic material from extinct animals is now a reality, writes Dick Ahlstrom
BIOLOGISTS NOW have a new place to search for interesting samples – in dried-up old museum displays. Greatly improved methods for digging out genetic scraps means that even long-extinct creatures can see their DNA come back to life.
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