Australian scientists produce kangaroo embryos using IVF for first time
Team has produced more than 20 embryos using method used in humans, though there are no plans for live joeysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScientists have produced kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilisation for the first time, in a development they say could help conservation of endangered animals.Australian researchers at the University of Queensland made the eastern grey kangaroo embryos using intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a technique widely used in human IVF, in which a sperm is injected into a mature egg.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Team has produced more than 20 embryos using method used in humans, though there are no plans for live joeys
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Scientists have produced kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilisation for the first time, in a development they say could help conservation of endangered animals.
Australian researchers at the University of Queensland made the eastern grey kangaroo embryos using intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a technique widely used in human IVF, in which a sperm is injected into a mature egg.
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