After Embryo is Washed of Disease, Healthy Purebred Baby Buffalo Born in the Bronx - Polidicks

[QUOTE] The first “genetically pure” bison produced from a cleansed and transplanted embryo was born in June, officials at the Bronx Zoo announced today. Now the zoo can expand its bison herd with only the purest samples of prairie cows. Yellowstone National Park has two of the last remaining genetically pure wild bison herds in the nation, which used to roam the continent until humans almost wiped them out by the early 20th century. While most current bison have some cattle genes — a result of interbreeding so western ranchers could make hardier cattle – Yellowstone’s American bison are genetically uninterrupted. But they’re difficult to take out of the park for herd-restoration efforts, because they’re susceptible to catching and spreading a wide range of diseases. In this new case, researchers were able to take out a purebred developing embryo, wash it clean of disease and implant it into a surrogate commercial buffalo. Unlike the Yellowstone cows, this cow can go wherever veterinarians want to take it. In this case, it was shipped off to the Bronx. Last fall, Colorado State University reproductive physiologist Dr. Jennifer Barfield and her team took a purebred embryo from a Yellowstone bison cow that lives at an animal health research center in Fort Collins, Colo. (Full disclosure: Your correspondent is an alumna of Colorado State.) Barfield was able to “wash” it so it could not spread diseases like brucellosis, which causes bison to spontaneously miscarry their young. It’s not clear exactly how they washed it (we are awaiting further detail). After it was deemed clean, Barfield and colleagues implanted it non-surgically into a healthy female buffalo, one with ancestral cattle genes. Then the surrogate mother cow was sent the Bronx Zoo, which has been trying for years to establish a breeding bison herd. The baby male buffalo was born there June 20, but the Bronx Zoo and CSU just announced its birth today, after ensuring it was healthy and normal. “This illustrates that we can engineer breeding of pure-bred bison to be disease-free despite the diseases that can afflict the bison population at Yellowstone,” Barfield said. It is also a model for mitigating diseases in other types of animals, the team said. While this research is interesting, it raises a question. CSU’s mascot is the Rocky Mountain bighorn, and our mortal enemy is the University of Colorado and its Buffaloes. Why is CSU announcing this special buff right before the Rocky Mountain Showdown? Maybe because Boulder couldn’t do it? [img]http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_large/articles/calf.jpeg[/img][/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-08/after-embryo-washed-disease-healthy-purebred-baby-buffalo-born-bronx[/url]

[quote] It’s not clear exactly how they washed it[/quote] They just dropped that sucker in some hot soapy water and gave it a good scrub.

Maybe it was surrounded with special antibodies in vitro or the womb? OR perhaps it involved genetic tinkering?

You should be in awe.

Great, more of these assholes. Go drive in Yellowstone for an hour or three. I'd shoot them from a train too. They are by far the most dangerous things in that park. But seriously, it is neat that they are trying to return the species, even on a small scale, to somewhere other than yellowstone.

[QUOTE=GunFox;37551954]Great, more of these assholes. Go drive in Yellowstone for an hour or three. I'd shoot them from a train too. They are by far the most dangerous things in that park. [/QUOTE] That's how they nearly became extinct.

[QUOTE=GunFox;37551954]Great, more of these assholes. Go drive in Yellowstone for an hour or three. I'd shoot them from a train too. They are by far the most dangerous things in that park. But seriously, it is neat that they are trying to return the species, even on a small scale, to somewhere other than yellowstone.[/QUOTE] Do you threaten to shoot something in every SH post you make? [editline]5th September 2012[/editline] 'Cause it's becoming a trend for you.

[QUOTE=Chickens!;37552259]Do you threaten to shoot something in every SH post you make? [editline]5th September 2012[/editline] 'Cause it's becoming a trend for you.[/QUOTE] uhh his name?

[QUOTE=GunFox;37551954]Great, more of these assholes. Go drive in Yellowstone for an hour or three. I'd shoot them from a train too. They are by far the most dangerous things in that park. But seriously, it is neat that they are trying to return the species, even on a small scale, to somewhere other than yellowstone.[/QUOTE] Gunfox shut up everything you say is wrong and stupid evry buflo is specral and desrvs to libve

A bunch of heresy, we should be willing to accept all breeds of buffalo and not any "pure" ones. Together, Facepunch, we can make a brighter future for all buffaloes, regardless of breed. Join me.

[QUOTE=Doneeh;37552358]A bunch of heresy, we should be willing to accept all breeds of buffalo and not any "pure" ones. Together, Facepunch, we can make a brighter future for all buffaloes, regardless of breed. Join me.[/QUOTE] Do you accept mutated buffaloes with 7 legs?

[QUOTE=GunFox;37551954]Great, more of these assholes. Go drive in Yellowstone for an hour or three. I'd shoot them from a train too. They are by far the most dangerous things in that park.[/QUOTE] and people call me sociopathic

Did you guys know that buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo?

[QUOTE=GunFox;37551954]Great, more of these assholes. Go drive in Yellowstone for an hour or three. I'd shoot them from a train too. They are by far the most dangerous things in that park. But seriously, it is neat that they are trying to return the species, even on a small scale, to somewhere other than yellowstone.[/QUOTE] everything out of your mouth is stupid [highlight](User was banned for this post ("flaming" - GunFox))[/highlight]

Now breed them and give them back to the Sioux. Please.

[QUOTE=Doneeh;37552358]A bunch of heresy, we should be willing to accept all breeds of buffalo and not any "pure" ones. Together, Facepunch, we can make a brighter future for all buffaloes, regardless of breed. Join me.[/QUOTE] I support the genetically pure bison master race.

[QUOTE=GunFox;37551954]Great, more of these assholes. Go drive in Yellowstone for an hour or three. I'd shoot them from a train too. They are by far the most dangerous things in that park. But seriously, it is neat that they are trying to return the species, even on a small scale, to somewhere other than yellowstone.[/QUOTE] hi gunfox here with another post here to show that i am incapable of feeling emotion other than rage

[video=youtube;iJ4T9CQA0UM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ4T9CQA0UM&noredirect=1[/video]

[QUOTE=GunFox;37551954]Great, more of these assholes. Go drive in Yellowstone for an hour or three. I'd shoot them from a train too. They are by far the most dangerous things in that park. But seriously, it is neat that they are trying to return the species, even on a small scale, to somewhere other than yellowstone.[/QUOTE] You really prove how your title is true. (The HTML page it's linked to)

They look delicious.

Is this not the purest buffalo you've ever seen?

[QUOTE=GunFox;37551954]Great, more of these assholes. Go drive in Yellowstone for an hour or three. I'd shoot them from a train too. They are by far the most dangerous things in that park. But seriously, it is neat that they are trying to return the species, even on a small scale, to somewhere other than yellowstone.[/QUOTE] Do you seriously have hijack topics constantly with your ramblings about shooting whatever is in the OP or ranting about gun laws, its annoying and you're a running joke because of it. The topic is about a scientific breakthrough, not hunting or gun control or some othershit. Anyway this is quite interesting, using a none pure female to safely carry and give birth to a purebred without the risk of transporting disease. Makes me wonder if it'll be used with other at risk animals of similar species which have issues with transporting.

[QUOTE=GunFox;37551954]Great, more of these assholes. Go drive in Yellowstone for an hour or three. I'd shoot them from a train too. They are by far the most dangerous things in that park. But seriously, it is neat that they are trying to return the species, even on a small scale, to somewhere other than yellowstone.[/QUOTE] from the sound of things you're the most dangerous thing in the park, not some buffalo

i seriously wouldnt doubt gunfox attempting to shoot things from a moving vehicle like republican islamic buffalo

I have a coat made from buffalo skin. it's pretty sweet.

[QUOTE=AltFanatic;37553927]i seriously wouldnt doubt gunfox attempting to shoot things from a moving vehicle like republican islamic buffalo[/QUOTE]I'd shoot a Republican Islamic buffalo from a moving vehicle. Fuck, I'd do that on a [i]tricycle[/i] if given the chance.

[QUOTE=Jacam12SUX;37552623]everything out of your mouth is stupid [highlight](User was banned for this post ("flaming" - GunFox))[/highlight][/QUOTE] And then you ban him. Really?

its the joe588 all over again

Gunfox how are you still a mod? I mean really

Go easy on Gunfox, buffalo killed his parents.