Now on a more immediate frame, we have this piece of wionderful news -- the return of the Tasmanian tiger. If this works it will be the first time we have ever reversed extinction:

SCIENTISTS PLAN TO CLONE EXTINCT TASMANIAN TIGER, October 12
Australian scientists have revived a project to try to bring an extinct animal, the fabled Tasmanian tiger, back to life, the team leader said Wednesday. Renewed determination to recover genes from the bones and teeth of the tiger in museums had impressed sceptics, the dean of science at the University of New South Wales, Professor Mike Archer, told ABC radio here.

Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news7169.html

See y'all at the Getaway. Don't wait up, Mom.

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