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Ami VitaleBioRecue Consortium and Colossal Biosciences are joining forces to bring the northern white rhino back from the brink of extinction. There are only two northern white rhinos known to be alive and both females, making the species functionally extinct. In 2015 a group of 20 international scientists from five continents met in Vienna to develop a new strategic roadmap for saving the critically endangered species. At that time only three individuals of this subspecies were alive. Their approach combines advanced assisted reproductive technologies and stem cell associated techniques. Today, they have cryopreserved 29 embryos at Avantea lab in Italy. By teaming up with Colossal, they plan to introduce genetic diversity into the embryos from northern white rhino DNA samples from museum specimens around the world. Follow along as I share stories from this phenomenal team from around the world. @safariparkdvurkralove, @olpejeta, @kenyawildlifeservice, @biorescue_project and @itiscolossal Video by Ami Vitale and @Maggie Seida
On the profile · Oct 10, 2023, 18:01