This marks the first time a cloned endangered animal in the U.
There are a number of specific cloning techniques, but typically a cell nucleus from the animal you wish to clone is injected into a donor egg that has had its genetic material removed.
BRITAIN'S first pet cloning clinic has been launched, offering owners the chance to almost bring back their beloved animals.
Preservation of animal genetic material poses its own unique .
Because “farm animal cloning currently does not bring benefit to major animal breeding business, there is no need for a severe measure like a moratorium,” says Anne-Marie Neeteson, general .
“Fibroblast cells contain the whole genetic makeup of the animal,” explains Lucy.
The European Union assembly on Tuesday tightened a 2013 proposal by EU regulators that would provisionally prohibit the cloning of some animals -- cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and horses -- and the .
Together with the application of site-specific recombination to embryonic, fetal, and adult cells cultured from donor animals, cloning will allow precise definition of the roles of gene products .
The birth of Dolly, the first mammal cloned from the cell of an adult animal, sent intellectual .
Cloning close cloningA scientific method by which genetically identical copies are made of animals or plants.
Once reserved for agricultural research animals, cloning is now increasingly used by pet owners desperate to preserve connections with their companions.