SHOCKING: Andrew pask - What They Never Told You

Science on verge of catching a tiger by the gene trail

An ambitious scientific project is trying to bring the extinct Tasmanian Tiger back to life through advanced gene technology so it can hunt again.

AAP · Sep 11

Cancer cure for Tassie devils could be in their genes

Scientists and an American bioscience company are teaming up to explore whether a mutated gene makes the Tasmanian devil more susceptible to deadly cancer.

AAP · Jun 30

Colossal Biosciences Launches Australian Headquarters, Appoints De-Extinction Biology Pioneer Dr. Andrew Pask as Chief Biology Officer

The move marks Colossal's formal global expansion and strengthens its strategic collaboration with the University of Melbourne, widely regarded as Australia's top academic institution.

International Business Times · Aug 21, 2025

Long-extinct Tasmanian tiger may still be alive and prowling the wilderness, scientists claim

Based on reported sightings, some scientists say the iconic creature probably survived until the late 1980s or 1990s, but others are skeptical.

LiveScience · May 12, 2023

Tasmanian tiger may have survived into the 2000s, new analysis suggests

Last known thylacine died in 1936 but new research suggesting the animals may have survived longer in the wild ‘relies on a lot of maybes’, expert says

The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2023

Back from extinction: Resurrecting the Tasmanian tiger

The last thylacine is thought to have died in the 1930s. Meet the scientists who want to bring it back.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2023

Resurrecting the Tasmanian tiger may be a noble idea – but what about preserving existing species?

While de-extinction research may benefit conservation efforts overall, we shouldn’t have to rely on it to give a wildlife a future

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2022

A plan to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction raises questions

The thylacine had trademark stripes and, rare in the animal world, abdominal pouches in both females and males. The last known specimen died in a zoo in 1936.

WEKU · Aug 20, 2022

De-extinction company plans to bring back the Tasmanian tiger

Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas company pursuing plans to bring woolly mammoths back to the Arctic tundra, is setting its sights on bringing back another extinct species: the Tasmanian tiger.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

Scientists are trying to resurrect the Tasmanian tiger. So when did the last one die and what about all those sightings?

Partners in a new science venture say a living baby Tasmanian tiger might be as little as 10 years away. But before we start seeing them in fenced-off areas of the wilderness, let's take a look at what led to its extinction in the first place.

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022