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ReviewReproduction & fertility2022

Resurrecting biodiversity: advanced assisted reproductive technologies and biobanking.

Rhiannon L Bolton, Andrew Mooney, Matt T Pettit, Anthony E Bolton, Lucy Morgan, Gabby J Drake, Ruth Appeltant, Susan L Walker, James D Gillis, Christina Hvilsom

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Review in Reproduction & fertility, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Rhiannon L BoltonNature's SAFE, Chapel Field Stud, Ash Lane, Whitchurch, Shropshire, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2164-8896
Andrew MooneyDublin Zoo, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Matt T PettitNature's SAFE, Chapel Field Stud, Ash Lane, Whitchurch, Shropshire, UK.
Anthony E BoltonNature's SAFE, Chapel Field Stud, Ash Lane, Whitchurch, Shropshire, UK.
Lucy MorganGemini Genetics, Chapel Field Stud, Ash Lane, Whitchurch, UK.
Gabby J DrakeChester Zoo, Upton-by-Chester, UK.
Ruth AppeltantNuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Women's Centre, Level 3, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Susan L WalkerNature's SAFE, Chapel Field Stud, Ash Lane, Whitchurch, Shropshire, UK.
James D GillisSouth-East Zoo Alliance for Reproduction & Conservation, Yulee, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3077-0327
Christina HvilsomCopenhagen Zoo, Frederiksberg, Denmark.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biodiversity is defined as the presence of a variety of living organisms on the Earth that is essential for human survival. However, anthropogenic activities are causing the sixth mass extinction, threatening even our own species. For many animals, dwindling numbers are becoming fragmented populations with low genetic diversity, threatening long-term species viability. With extinction rates 1000-10,000 times greater than natural, Lay summary: The world is undergoing its sixth mass extinction; however, unlike previous events, the latest is caused by human activities and is resulting in the largest loss of biodiversity (all living things on Earth) for 65 million years. With an extinction rate 1000-10,000-fold greater than natural, this catastrophic decline in biodiversity is threatening our own survival. As the number of individuals within a species declines, genetic diversity reduces, threatening their long-term existence. In this review, the authors summarise approaches to indefinitely preserve living cells and tissues at low temperatures (cryobanking) and the technologies required to resurrect biodiversity. In the future when appropriate techniques become available, these living samples can be thawed and used to reinstate genetic diversity and produce live young ones of endangered species, enabling their long-term survival. The successes and challenges of genome resource cryopreservation are discussed to enable a move towards a future of stable biodiversity.

Indexed as

Biological Specimen BanksConservation of Natural ResourcesAnimalsBiodiversityEndangered SpeciesHumansMaleMammalsReproductive Techniques, Assistedassisted reproductive technologybiobankingbiodiversityconservationcryopreservation

Identifiers

PMID35928671
PMCPMC9346332

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