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Scientists Working to Clone Extinct Frog

A team of Australian scientists has managed to grow embryos containing the revived DNA of the extinct gastric-brooding frog, a species that incubated the prejuvenile stages of their offspring in the stomach of the mother.

According to conservation biologist Michael Mahony, this represents a crucial first step in an attempt to bring a species back to life.

Source: TG Daily. Read full article. (link)

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