Scientists produced world’s first kangaroo embryo through IVF. It has sparked hope for marsupial conservation
Scholars Australia Successfully produced the world’s first fetus in the world through fertilization in the laboratory, or artificial insemination, an achievement they praised as a “pioneering achievement” that can one day help save endangered species.
The research can be a pivotal for conservation efforts in Australia, given the urgent need for the country to protect its endemic types yet Owning one of the worst extinction records in the world.
Australia has lost at least 33 species of mammals since the European settlement of the continent that has already inhabited it, according to the non -profit Australian article Board Board of TypesA higher extinction rate than the other continent on Earth in modern history.
While the oriental gray kangarie used in this experiment is not threatened with extinction, many surgical species in Australia, including collas and stagna.
The university said on Thursday that scientists at the University of Queensland evaluated how kangaroo eggs and sperm eggs developed into a laboratory, just before injecting one sperm into a mature egg, using a technique known as sperm injection into the endocrine.
Scientists are injected directly to one sperm into a mature egg, using a technique known as sperm injection into the graves. Queensland University
Andres Gambini, who led the research in the Kangarian fetus, said technology can be applied to other animals under the threat of extinction.
He said, referring to the mammals that carry their young in the bags, which is a creative feature in the unusual Australians: “Our ultimate goal is to support the preservation of the endangered species such as Qalaas, the Tustamania demons, and the common mammals in the priorities, which is an innovative feature in the extraordinary Australia.
He added: “Access to locomodial tissue is difficult because they are less studied than pets, although they are creative and integral to Australian biological diversity.”
In 2022, the Australian government announced A 10 -year plan to eliminate more extinctionWhich included efforts to maintain more than 30 % of the Earth block and protect 110 types of priority throughout the country.
More than 2,200 species and ecosystems are classified in Australia as being threatened with extinction, according to what he said in 2023 a report By the Australian Conservation Foundation is not profitable.
Jay Ganesmani from CNN contributed.
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