Scientists have recovered the RNA of an extinct species for the first time

A team of researchers managed to recover the RNA of an extinct species for the first time after many years.

According to Tekna’s technology and technology news service, in a recent study by scientists, the RNA of a species of Tasmanian wolf that was extinct decades ago was recovered. According to them, in this research, the RNA of this animal from 130 years ago, which is located in the Stockholm Natural History Museum, was examined and sequenced and analyzed.

Like DNA, RNA is a molecular structure composed of nucleoids. This single-stranded structure is used in the synthesis of proteins. RNA identification of this animal was also obtained from dry skin and muscle tissues that can encode proteins.

Lav Dalen, professor of genomics from Stockholm University, says about this study: In the future, it is possible to recover the RNA of extinct animals, as well as genomes and viruses. This possibility is done through the recovery of host organisms in museums.

The Tasmanian tiger is a marsupial carnivore that became extinct due to over-hunting and disease in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In this research, scientists focused on this species to recover extinct species.