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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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/06/australian-scientists-produce-kangaroo-embryos-using-ivf-for-first-time
Author : Donna Lu Science writer
Publish date : 2025-02-05 14:00:00
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