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Australian scientists have successfully revived and reactivated the genome of an extinct frog. The "Lazarus Project" team implanted cell nuclei from tissues collected in the 1970s and kept in a conventional deep freezer for 40 years into donor eggs from a distantly-related frog. Some of the eggs spontaneously began to divide and grow to early embryo stage with tests confirming the dividing cells contained genetic material from the extinct frog. .. Continue Reading Scientists clone extinct frog that gives birth from its mouth
Section: Research Watch
Tags: Animals, Australia, Cloning, Conservation, Frogs, Lazarus Project, University of New South Wales
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Australian scientists have successfully revived and reactivated the genome of an extinct frog. The "Lazarus Project" team implanted cell nuclei from tissues collected in the 1970s and kept in a conventional deep freezer for 40 years into donor eggs from a distantly-related frog. Some of the eggs spontaneously began to divide and grow to early embryo stage with tests confirming the dividing cells contained genetic material from the extinct frog. .. Continue Reading Scientists clone extinct frog that gives birth from its mouth
Section: Research Watch
Tags: Animals, Australia, Cloning, Conservation, Frogs, Lazarus Project, University of New South Wales
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