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France: In-vitro for deer successful

Posted Oct 24, 2006 at 06:18AM by Tim Y. Listed in: Animals and Wildlife, Genetics Tags: France
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He may not be Bambi material, but in the eyes of his foster parents, Milou's special. Researchers in Nouzilly, France have successfully implanted the embryo of a Japanese Sika deer into the uterus of a common deer. The doe successfully gave birth to a healthy young fawn in August, and is the very first attempt at in-vitro fertilization in their species.

In-vitro fertilization works by fertilizing an embryo outside the mother's uterus, and after it's placed in the selected parent's womb for proper growth. This technique is different from cloning, where matured genetic material is taken from a host and is then placed in an embryo lacking its own nucleus.

The technique is being experimented on animals as a means of helping to repopulate endangered animal species like cheetahs, where the population is rapidly dwindling due to a combination of habitat loss and low birth rates. Given the controversy that surrounded similar experiments like Dolly the Sheep upon her death back in 2003, it remains to be seen if there is going to be any widespread support for this as a means of animal conservation.

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