Scientists in Australia have successfully produced the world’s first Kangaroo embryo through in-vitro fertilization or IVF, a service that they described as a “groundbreaking performance” that could one day help to save endangered species.
Research could be decisive for Australia’s nature conservation efforts, since the country urgently has to protect its endemic species after having one of the worst extinction of the world.
Australia has lost at least 33 types of mammals since the European settlement of the already inhabited continent.
While the eastern Kangarus used in this attempt are not endangered, many of the strings of Australia, including Koalas and Tasmanian devil.
Scientists from the University of Queensland initially examined how kangaroo -eggs and sperm developed in a laboratory before they injected a single sperm directly into a mature egg and maintained a technique using an intracytoplasmic sperm resolution, the university announced on Thursday.
Scientists injected a single sperm directly into a mature egg, whereby a technique was known as an intracytoplasmic sperm injection. – University of Queensland
Andres Gambini, who directed the research of the Kangaroo embryo, said the technology could be applied to other animals under the threat of extinction.
“Our ultimate goal is to support the preservation of endangered bag species such as Koalas, Tasmanian devil, northern hairy Wombats and Leadbeater Opossum,” he said.
“Access to prayer tissue is a challenge because they are less examined than domestic animals, although they are iconic and integral for the Australian biodiversity,” he added.
In 2022, the Australian government announced a 10-year plan to remove further extinction, which included the efforts to maintain more than 30% of the land mass and to protect 110 primary species across the country.
According to a report by the non -profit Australian Conservation Foundation of 2023, more than 2,200 species and ecosystems in Australia are threatened as an extinction.
Jay Ganglani from CNN made the reporting.
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