Survival of the fittest is the law of the jungle. But we can always help a living creature to survive with modern techniques. Scientists in Berlin on Wednesday announced the first successful embryo transfer in a white rhinoceros using a method that offers hope for saving the critically endangered northern white rhino subspecies from extinction. The white rhinoceros includes two distinct subspecies – northern and southern. The last male rhino died in 2018, with only two female members remaining. Neither are able to carry a calf to term. Southern white rhinos are more abundant. The scientists turned to in-vitro fertilization … Continue reading Rhino Resurrection: Berlin’s IVF Advances Could Save Northern White Subspecies