Cell swap could help conservation

Cell swap could help conservation

By Richard Black

Source: bbc news

8/5/2004

Japanese scientists have developed a new kind of assisted reproduction for animals, in which one species can create another.

They implanted tissue from trout embryos into salmon embryos; and when the salmon became adults and mated, they produced trout.

The researchers suggest this could be a way to improve the chances of endangered species, they say in Nature.

It could also help secure supplies of bluefin tuna for sushi restaurants

Trout, Rainbow

Salmon, Chinook

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