The first cloning of an arctic wolf

who did it? Scientists from China. No one had ever imagined it before. The Chinese press reported the first cloning of an Arctic wolf.

The first wolf cub was born in June. The second will be born in the near future, Mi Jidong reported. He is the general manager of the animal cloning service SinoGene. The announcement was made on September 19.

This is the result of the first cloning of an Arctic wolf.
This is the result of the first cloning of an arctic wolf.

Safe process

“The world’s first cloned Arctic wolf was born 100 days ago”, they specified. Since 2015, China hosts the largest animal cloning center in the world. It does so through the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Committee.

The cloning procedure is safe for dogs. What about life expectancy and health? They should be the same as in natural breeds of dogs, the CEO commented.

“We organized a press conference to witness this important day together. It is not only an achievement of SinoGene and Harbin Sun Asia Polar Park. It is also a breakthrough in the field of protection and breeding of endangered wildlife species,” he emphasized.

Scientists involved in the project stated that it is a pioneering project. Much progress was made in the creation of rare and endangered animals. These achievements are due to cloning technology.

Cloned animals still have the ability to reproduce if they have intact fertilized eggs. It happens since the world’s first cloned mammal, Dolly. Cloning technology provided the possibility of diversifying populations of some species. For example, cattle, pigs and horses.

Cloning dogs

Thus, endangered species could be identified in some places. And use cloning of cells preserved from freezing technologies. This can also generate new life, experts say.

The first cloning of an Arctic wolf is just one more step in this scientific journey. In 2016, SinoGene cloned the first dog with a gene editing method. The company already created 20 dog clones in 2018 and another 20 in the first quarter of 2019. It also plans to start producing 500 dog clones per year in the next five years.

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