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First Inter-Species Egg Clone Imminent

Posted by michael on from the invasion-of-the-body-snatchers dept.

ArghBlarg writes: "As an update to their October report, New Scientist Magazine reports that the birth of the first animal cloned by placing the genome of one into the egg of another is only a week away. The egg of a domestic cow had its nucleus removed and the genes of a female gaur, which died in 1993, were inserted. If the birth is a success, it clears the way for endangered (or even extinct) animals with closely-related, extant cousins, to be re-created. Perhaps 'species banks' can become a reality eventually."

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  1. Personally, I think we should clone Gwar by drinkypoo · · Score: 2

    Then America can be destroyed twice!

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  2. Re:This wont really be a guar though will it? by Throw+Away+Account · · Score: 2

    No, on a genetic level it will be mostly a guar, because genes are made of DNA, and the cow DNA has been replaced with guar DNA. There may be some cow mitochondria (depends if the mitochodrial DNA was also replaced), but it will be mostly a guar.

    Now, given that the developmental hormonal triggers will be from the host cow womb, it's probable that the guar on a macroscopic level will have significant differences from a "natural" guar -- it might not even look all that much like a guar. If it even survives birth. But genetically, it will be a guar.

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  3. If you find amber with a fly in it, incinerate it by Bojay+Iverson · · Score: 3

    Please, no dinosaurs. I'll be interested to see what happens with this guy though.

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