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Article: DNA CLONING MAY REVIVE EXTINCT TASMANIAN TIGER.(NEWS)

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May 29, 2002
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Byline: Associated Press

SYDNEY, Australia -- The extinct Tasmanian tiger may one day roar back to life, Australian scientists said Tuesday, announcing they have taken some steps to clone the animal by replicating DNA from preserved specimens.

''What was once nothing more than an impossible dream has just taken another giant step closer to becoming a biological reality,'' said ...

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