First step to test tube rhinos

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The rhino called quotMuziquot is prepared for surgery. Credit: IZW
The rhino called "Muzi" is prepared for surgery. Credit: IZW

Scientists from the Leibniz-Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) in Berlin, Germany, together with veterinarians from Australia, have performed a world first by harvesting egg cells from a black rhino for the purpose of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). The collected ova were matured in a test tube and were successfully fertilised with rhino sperm but they did not continue to grow into embryos. Nevertheless, the result is a major breakthrough.


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