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nitpicker

(7,153 posts)
Thu Dec 10, 2015, 06:02 AM Dec 2015

World's first IVF puppies born to surrogate mother dog

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35053391

World's first IVF puppies born to surrogate mother dog

By Helen Briggs
BBC News
8 hours ago

From the section Science & Environment

The world's first "test tube" puppies have been born after years of attempts, say scientists in the US.

The in-vitro fertilisation success paves the way for conserving endangered breeds and could help in the fight against human and animal diseases, say researchers at Cornell University.

The seven beagle and cross-bred beagle-spaniel puppies were born to a surrogate mother.
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