Developing the dunnart as a marsupial model for conservation research

将袋鼩开发为保护研究的有袋动物模型

• 批准号: DP210102645
• 负责人: Prof Andrew Pask
• 金额: $ 43.49万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP210102645
• 关键词: Developing; dunnart; marsupial; model; conservation

The Australian bushfire crisis of 2020 has taken an enormous toll on our unique wildlife. With no halt in sight to rising global temperatures, more extreme weather events are predicted to increase in frequency and severity. We simply must act now to preserve our unique native mammals in Australia and safeguard against species loss and irreversible declines in genetic diversity. This project will develop methods for the generation and preservation of stem cells from a range of our most endangered and vulnerable marsupial species. These cells not only allow us to ‘bank’ species and genetic diversity but also provide a route to enabling genetic manipulation, opening up a completely new niche for conservation biology in marsupials.

2020 年的澳大利亚丛林大火给我们独特的野生动物造成了巨大损失，由于全球气温上升的趋势还没有停止，预计更多极端天气事件的频率和严重程度将会增加，我们必须立即采取行动，保护我们独特的本土哺乳动物。该项目将开发从一系列最濒危和脆弱的有袋动物中生成和保存干细胞的方法，这些细胞不仅使我们能够“储存”物种。和遗传多样性，而且还提供了一条实现基因操纵的途径，为有袋动物的保护生物学开辟了一个全新的利基市场。