Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino, Kertam, died in 2019. Now, a team from the Max Delbrück Center has successfully grown stem cells and mini-brains from rhino’s skin cells. As they report in “iScience”, their goal is to use stem cell technology to create sperm cells that may help to save the endangered species from extinction. The Last Of Their Kind In Malaysia  The Sumatran rhinoceros was once found across large parts of East and Southeast Asia. Today, poaching and habitat destruction have decimated the population of the world’s smallest and most ancient rhino species.  The Sumatran rhinoceros, which is the … Continue reading Sumatran Rhino To Be Revived With Stem Cell Technology