Resurrecting biodiversity: advanced assisted reproductive technologies and biobanking

RL Bolton, A Mooney, MT Pettit… - Reproduction and …, 2022 - raf.bioscientifica.com
Biodiversity is defined as the presence of a variety of living organisms on the Earth that is
essential for human survival. However, anthropogenic activities are causing the sixth mass …

Cloning for the Twenty-First Century and Its Place in Endangered Species Conservation

VB Cowl, P Comizzoli, R Appeltant… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Cloning as it relates to the animal kingdom generally refers to the production of genetically
identical individuals. Because cloning is increasingly the subject of renewed attention as a …

A robust goal is needed for species in the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

BA Williams, JEM Watson, SHM Butchart… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In 2010, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the
Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 to address the loss and degradation of nature …

Understanding reproductive aging in wildlife to improve animal conservation and human reproductive health

P Comizzoli, MA Ottinger - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Similar to humans and laboratory animals, reproductive aging is observed in wild species-
from small invertebrates to large mammals. Aging issues are also prevalent in rare and …

Leveraging the value of conservation physiology for ecological restoration

S Tomlinson, EP Tudor, SR Turner, S Cross… - Restoration …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The incorporation of conservation physiology into environmental management, particularly
ecological restoration, is underutilized, despite the capacity of such approaches to discern …

Biomaterials for Testicular Bioengineering: How far have we come and where do we have to go?

BO Horvath-Pereira, GHDR Almeida… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Traditional therapeutic interventions aim to restore male fertile potential or preserve sperm
viability in severe cases, such as semen cryopreservation, testicular tissue, germ cell …

Cloning in action: can embryo splitting, induced pluripotency and somatic cell nuclear transfer contribute to endangered species conservation?

A Swegen, R Appeltant, SA Williams - Biological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The term 'cloning'refers to the production of genetically identical individuals but has meant
different things throughout the history of science: a natural means of reproduction in …

Recent progress in spermatology contributing to the knowledge and conservation of rare and endangered species

P Comizzoli, WV Holt - Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 2022 - annualreviews.org
There is a remarkable diversity in the animal kingdom regarding mechanisms underlying the
production, maturation, structure, and function of sperm cells. Spermatology studies …

[HTML][HTML] Histopathological changes in Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) ovaries after a chronic exposure to a mixture of the HIV drug nevirapine and the …

UMC Nibamureke, GM Wagenaar - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The burden of the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (HIV/AIDS) infection has transformed the African continent into a major consumer …

Strategies for establishing and using genome resource banks to protect genetic diversity in conservation breeding programs

JD Ballou, RC Lacy, K Traylor‐Holzer, K Bauman… - Zoo …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Genome resource banks (GRBs) have the potential to preserve the genetic diversity of a
species over time, yet they are rarely utilized as effective components of conservation …