Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Newborn cloned cat is all Chinese
Animal cloning is the process of creating a genetically identical copy
of an animal. The most popular technique of animal cloning is somatic cell
nuclear transfer (SCNT), which involves removing the nucleus from a donor cell
and placing it into an enucleated egg cell. The egg cell is then stimulated to
develop into an embryo, which is then implanted into a surrogate mother. The
first cloned animal was Dolly the sheep, which was born in 1996. Catarina the
cat was the first cloned cat from a somatic cell in 2001. Research institutions
in China have been working on cloning animals with all-Chinese technologies and
machines and recently created its first cat cloned from somatic cells using
domestically developed equipment and reagents. They’ve also cloned 20 pigs only
with homegrown equipment and reagents this month. These are a few examples of all-Chinese scientific research like the Tiangong Space Station. As the number of newborn
children has been declining drastically in China (Vol.4232), the news might
remind you of the clone troopers in Star Wars movies.
Read the article and learn about China’s all-domestically cloned cat.
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