Episode 3 - De-Extinction with Dr. Andrew Pask

Is de-extinction a real thing? Could science bring back an apex predator marsupial? How could environments change if an apex predator returned to Tasmania? In our third episode, our host, Samuel Morris talks with Dr. Andrew Pask from the University of Melbourne about de-extinction and introduces our next mystery animal sound. Learn more about Dr. Pask's work: https://tigrrlab.science.unimelb.edu.au/ https://www.npr.org/2022/08/20/1118436090/tasmanian-tiger-australia-genetic-editing More about the northern quoll and cane toads: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05757-y https://www.smh.com.au/national/melbourne-scientists-are-trying-to-edit-quoll-dna-to-make-them-cane-toad-proof-20200115-p53rqt.html Theme music is Cheerful by Muza. Used with permission.