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Evaluating recovery potential of the northern white rhinoceros from cryopreserved somatic cells.
Genome research - 1 Jun 2018
Tunstall Tate, Kock Richard, Vahala Jiri, Diekhans Mark, Fiddes Ian, Armstrong Joel, Paten Benedict, Ryder Oliver A, Steiner Cynthia C
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The critically endangered northern white rhinoceros is believed to be extinct in the wild, with the recent death of the last male leaving only two remaining individuals in captivity. Its extinction would appear inevitable, but the development of advanced cell and reproductive technologies such as cloning by nuclear transfer and the artificial production of gametes via stem cells differentiation offer a second...
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