Thylacine de-extinction in the news. No info except the PR, so of course can only take them at their word & hope science journalists ask the right questions: *what does a 99.9% complete genome mean (telomere to telomere?)? *how long were the vintage DNA long reads? 1/n
There was a discussion about this on BBC Inside Science this week www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A US company claims it will bring back a woolly mammoth by 2028 – how and why?
In relation to marsupial artificial uterus: *what does “culture half way through pregnancy” mean, in this context? (By what yardstick—time? Developmental stage?] * Is it a womb? Or more akin to standard lab/IVF culture 2/n
Somehow I skipped your handle, saw this, and thought, "oh who is this woman, I'll have to send this to Tori" 🤪