Cloned mice created from freeze dried skin cells in world first

Breakthrough could help conservationists revive dwindling populations of endangered species

Researchers have created cloned mice from freeze dried skin cells in a world first that aims to help conservationists revive populations of endangered species.

The breakthrough paves the way for countries to store skin cells from animals as an insurance policy, as the cells can be used to create clones that boost the species' genetic diversity if they become threatened with extinction in the future.