Tasmanian tigers were in poor genetic health, study finds
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The species would have struggled to survive even without human contact, research finds.
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Tasmanian tiger doomed long before humans came along
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RNA Recovered From Extinct Species 'Tasmanian Tiger' For the First Time
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Thylacine, Tasmanian Wolf
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Piecing thylacine DNA back together Pursuit by The University of Melbourne
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Tasmanian Tiger Was Genetically Doomed
Tasmanian tigers were in poor genetic health, study finds, tasmanian tiger
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Genome of the Tasmanian tiger provides insights into the evolution and demography of an extinct marsupial carnivore
ABC audience responds to survey on whether extinct thylacine should be brought back to life - ABC News
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De-extinction Company Aims to Resurrect the Tasmanian Tiger
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Study Confirms Limited Genetic Diversity in Thylacine, Biology, Genetics
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Tasmanian Tiger Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
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Tasmanian tigers were going extinct before we pushed them over the edge