Koala sperm bank to be established to preserve genetic diversity | ABC NEWS
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A team of scientists and biologists from University of Queensland (UQ) are working with wildlife hospitals to gather samples from dying koalas, to create an egg and sperm bank. Reproductive biologist Andres Gambini explains how the koala bio-bank will ensure biodiversity and hopefully breed chlamydia free koalas. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-02/queensland-first-koala-egg-sperm-bank-uq-genetics/106865638 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel
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