Recently,Sinogene Biotechnology Company have cloned successfully a cat and believe to be,as the report said,the first cat to be cloned and its name is "Garlic".
" The company started its experiment on cat cloning in August 2018,and Garlic,a Britidsh short hair,was born 66 days after an embryo was transferred to a surrogate mother,the company said at a press conference on Monday in Beijing." (Global Times)
"Garlic and the original cat,which supplied the cells,appear identical but have different temperaments and personalities,Lai Liangxue,the company's chief scientist...told the Global Times....A cloned cat's life expectancy is the same as any other cat,Lai said.To make the cloned animal share the same memories with the original,the company is considering the use of artificial intelligence or man-machine interface technology to store them or even pass the memories to cloned animals,the general manger of Sinogene said at the conference." (Global Times)
The cloning service for cats,as the reports said,cost 250,000 yuan or $ 35,400 each cat as the company or Sinogene Biotechnology Company rated the price and will officially start the service as they successfully cloned a first cat.Aside from cloning cats,the company also clone dogs and as the report said,it cost 380,000 yuan.
According to Sinogene Biotechnology Company deputy general manager Zhao Jianping,there are already cat owners that had booked the cloning service.
" Cloning a cat or dog requires an embryo to be cultivated from the cell of the animal,before being implanted into the surrogate mother's uterus,Lai explained.The process - from cell extraction to birth - takes at least two months,Lai said." (Global Times)
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| "Garlic" the Clone Cat ( image from Global Times website) |
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