Consortium announces five new northern white rhinoceros embryos created
Published Date: 9/7/2022
Source: phys.org
Three years after starting its ambitious program to save the northern white rhino from extinction through advanced assisted reproduction technologies, the BioRescue consortium draws a positive interim conclusion: Following the 10th event of harvesting immature egg cells (oocytes) in the northern white rhino female Fatu, the international team produced five additional embryos—bringing the total to 22 sired by two bulls.