The researchers' use of IVF on kangaroo eggs and sperm may help support the conservation of those marsupials, said Andres Gambini, lead researcher and University of Queensland lecturer.

The kangaroo IVF research was published in the peer-reviewed journal Reproductive, Fertility and Development. More from CBS News. Critically endangered leopard caught on camera in forest.

Scientists in Australia have successfully produced the world’s first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, a feat they hailed as a “ground-breaking achievement” that could ...

Australian scientists successfully created the world’s first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilization (IVF). A team of ...

Australian scientists created the first kangaroo embryo via IVF, a breakthrough in species conservation. Using eastern grey kangaroo specimens, the technique involved injecting a single sperm cell ...

Scientists have created the first kangaroo embryo by in-vitro fertilization, which is a landmark moment for pouch-toting marsupials. Years in the making, it's a massive step in future-proofing ...

A research team led by the University of Queensland in Australia has successfully produced the first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilization (IVF). According to the team, this could be a big ...

It's a major scientific leap — or at least a hop. Researchers in Australia said Thursday that they have for the first time ...

Scientists in Australia have successfully produced the world’s first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, a feat they hailed as a “ground-breaking achievement” that could ...

Eastern gray kangaroo genetic material was used for the study, which produced embryos via IVF. Thennicke via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0. Australian scientists successfully created the ...

(CNN) — Scientists in Australia have successfully produced the world’s first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, a feat they hailed as a “ground-breaking achievement ...