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First “test tube” puppies born at Cornell veterinary college
Researchers from Cornell University and the Smithsonian Institution have solved the decades-long puzzle of canine in vitro fertilization (IVF), resulting in the world’s first litter of IVF puppies.
The breakthrough, described in a study published online Dec. 9 in the journal Public Library of Science ONE, opens the door for preserving endangered canid species using assisted reproduction techniques. It could also enable researchers to eradicate heritable diseases in dogs and facilitate the study of genetic diseases in dogs and humans, which share many of the same or similar illnesses.
Jennifer B. Nagashima, Skylar R. Sylvester, Jacquelyn L. Nelson, Soon Hon Cheong, Chinatsu Mukai, Colleen Lambo, James A. Flanders, Vicki N. Meyers-Wallen, Nucharin Songsasen, Alexander J. Travis. Live Births from Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris) Embryos Produced by In Vitro Fertilization. PLOS ONE, December 9, 2015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143930
Cornell University research leads to first puppies born by in vitro fertilization. Credit: Cornell University
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