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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Casey Bata feeds a tray of meat to the cheetahs at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: The quarantine area for black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Cheetahs feed at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: A young cheetah who was born at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Research scientist, Budhan Pukazhenthi, opens a tank containing frozen animal sperm, at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The National Zoo maintains a valuable living repository of specimens from rare and endangered species in the Genome Resource Bank to support efforts in biodiversity and species conservation.(Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: The Scimitar-Horned Oryx at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The National Zoo¿s Reproduction and Reintroduction of Desert Antelope project uses recent advances in the reproductive sciences to enhance the genetic management of antelope, and to reintroduce herds of these rare species to their native Sahelo-Saharan range in North Africa.(Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: The Scimitar-Horned Oryx at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The National Zoo¿s Reproduction and Reintroduction of Desert Antelope project uses recent advances in the reproductive sciences to enhance the genetic management of antelope, and to reintroduce herds of these rare species to their native Sahelo-Saharan range in North Africa.(Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Seven newborn black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski horses feed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Seven newborn black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Paul Marinari, the senior curator of animal operations at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, holds new born black-footed ferrets, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Black-footed ferrets peek out of their enclosure at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, in Front Royal, VA, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem. The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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FEATURE - Mikroskopische Roboter aus Frosch-Embryonen können sich selbst heilen und Verschmutzungen und radioaktive Kontaminationen aufspüren
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Microscopic living robots made from frog embryos are being developed with self-healing powers and the ability to keep memories.They are able to self-propel using hair-like 'legs' They could have the ability to recall things such as radioactive contamination, chemical pollutants or a disease condition in the body that can be reported back to researchers for further investigation,The innovation pulls from previous work released last year, called Xenobots, but has been upgraded to move more efficiently and perform more complex tasks.The new version, called Xenobots 2.0 , has a number of improvements.Both machines were developed by US biologists and computer scientists from Tufts University in Massachusetts and the University of Vermont.The name Xenobots derives from the name of the African frog Xenopus Laevis whose spawn was used to gather cells.The original bots were programmed to perform a range of tasks, specifically delivering medicine directly to a point in the body.However, the 2.0 versions have been upgraded to move faster, navigate different environments and have longer life spans.
OPS:Creating Xenobots 2.0. They can self-repair when injured.This shows a Xenobot 2.0 with a tear in its structure
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dr. Adrienne Croiser, a cheetah biologist, at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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