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Sex-changing mouse clones may help fight to save endangered species

Scientific American · October 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM

For the first time, scientists managed to turn cloned male mouse embryos into females, giving life to healthy and fertile individuals

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Sex-changing mouse clones may help fight to save endangered species

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