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Scientists clone TWO endangered animals using frozen genes from 1988: Process could save OTHER species from extinction

A species on the verge of extinction has a promising future after scientists cloned an animal that has been frozen in time since the 1980s. Scientists at the US Fish and Wildlife Service successfully cloned two black-footed ferrets that they hope to breed when they reach full maturity later this year. Pictured: Antonia Noreen and Antonia were bred from frozen …

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Scientists clone first healthy rhesus monkey. Why is this significant?

Scientists in China have announced that they have cloned the first healthy rhesus monkey. “We have achieved the first live and healthy cloned rhesus monkey, which is a big step forward that has turned impossible to possible, although the efficiency is very low compared to normal fertilised embryos,” Falong Lu, one of the authors of the study told CNN. “Currently, …

Scientists Clone Black-Footed Ferret From Genes of Animal Which Died 30 Years Ago

Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago. “She’s holding her own.” Elizabeth Ann was born and is being raised at a Fish and Wildlife Service black-footed ferret breeding facility in Fort Collins, Colorado. “Biotechnology and genomic data can really make a difference on …

San Diego Zoo Scientists Clone Endangered Przewalski’s Horse from 40-year-old Stallion Cells