Can this “frozen zoo” resurrect the Northern White Rhino?, with Dr. Barbara Durrant

Due to poaching, the Northern White Rhinoceros is functionally extinct. There are only two members of the species left, and neither can reproduce.

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has a unique biotech facility called the "frozen zoo" that could reverse the extinction.

Using in vitro fertilization, scientists hope to implant a Northern White Rhino embryo inside a Southern White Rhino, a closely related species. If successful, this procedure could help rescue critically endangered species or even resurrect extinct ones.

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