The Cloning Ark

Returning to the subject of cloning a Thylacine, we just wanted to suggest extending the concept to the cloning of all endangered or extremely rare species on this planet.

We wanted to use the term arcology, but that is already in use by the visionary architect Paolo Solieri and his futuristic visions of architecture. Click on the hyperlink to access the web site for this very interesting topic.

Is this a project/program for the likes of Craig Venter? Should we begin cold storage of all endangered and extremely rare DNA?

Thylacine Redux?

Is the presumed-extinct Thylacine (Thylacoleo) returning? Or is it just another hoax, or misunderstanding, unidentified animal, etc...? Read the article at the following URL:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070302/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_australia_tiger1

"In February 2005, German tourists Klaus Emmerichs and Birgit Jansen " (reads the article) and have returned to Australia with the mission to video the living animal.

At the right, you can see a recent photo (1964) of a presumed Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger). For good reading on this material, go to forteantimes.com or the following URL:

http://www.forteantimes.com/exclusive/thylacine.shtml

See also the Wikipedia.org.

If somebody does find the animal (living or dead), we hope that the beast is cloned.