Scientists have grown an embryo of a Tasmanian wolf

A team of scientists has achieved a major breakthrough in the field of restoring extinct animal species.

They have successfully grown a marsupial wolf embryo in an artificial uterus to mid-term gestation. This is reported by IFLScience.

This unique predator lived throughout Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea until the last individual in the wild was killed in 1930.

Six years later, the last member of the species died at Hobart Zoo.

However, scientists have recently managed to reconstruct the almost complete genome of the animal with an accuracy of 99.9 percent.

Specialists from the United States have developed an innovative system that mimics the natural habitat of the marsupial wolf’s mate.

This system not only creates optimal conditions for embryo development, but also makes it possible to constantly monitor the growth process.

Currently, the researchers are focused on solving issues related to the nutrition of embryos at different stages of development.

The project has received significant funding: the investment amounted to 435 million dollars, and recently raised another 200 million dollars.

The company’s ambitious plans include bringing back to life not only the Tasmanian wolf, but also other extinct species such as the mammoth.

The first “resurrected” mammoth could appear as early as 2028.

Scientists from a major biotechnology company are also planning to resurrect the woolly mammoth.

For this purpose, they want to use the DNA of an Asian elephant.