A University of Queensland-led team has successfully produced the first kangaroo embryos via in vitro fertilization (IVF), a crucial jump towards saving other marsupial species from extinction. The ...

Which group of mammals has the more 'primitive' reproductive strategy -- marsupials, with their short gestation periods, or humans and other placental mammals, which have long gestation periods? For ...

“We are now refining techniques to collect, culture and preserve marsupial eggs and sperm.” John Rodger, a marsupial reproduction expert not involved in the study, tells the Guardian ’s Donna Lu that ...

Mammal evolution has been flipped on its head, according to new research that suggests marsupials are the more evolved mammals. By estimating how the common ancestor of mammals reproduced and ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 12, 2020) The herbicide atrazine can interfere with the health and reproduction of marsupials (including kangaroos and opossums) kangaroo, Virginia opossum, according to ...

Australian scientists successfully produced the first kangaroo embryo in the world through in vitro fertilisation, which is seen as a groundbreaking discovery for species conservation. Since the ...

Researchers exposed the adult female tammar wallabies to atrazine contaminated water throughout pregnancy, birth and lactation to help establish the extent of harm being caused by the chemical. They ...

Their complex reproduction has made it hard for scientists to apply the gene-editing tool—until now. Mice: check. Lizards: check. Squid: check. Marsupials … check. CRISPR has been used to modify the ...

It’s hard to imagine life on Earth without mammals. They swim in the depths of the ocean, hop across deserts in Australia and travel to the moon. This diversity can be deceiving, at least when it ...