LUCKNOW: The cultivation of embryonic stem-like cells made up from the tissue of an adult leopard, by Rajneesh Verma, has come as a ray of hope for scientists working to save the snow leopard. Rajneesh, a native of Lucknow is presently working at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Rajneesh has pursued his studies from City Montessori School (till Class X) and Colvin Taluqdar's (Class 12). After this he went to Australia from where he completed his BSc in biotechnology from Monash University.