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Published online 4 August 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040802-10
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Salmon give birth to trout
Surrogate sperm technique allows cross-species fatherhood.
Japanese researchers have pioneered a breeding technique that allows salmon to father baby trout. The method could potentially revolutionize fish-farming and even resurrect extinct species, they claim.
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