Tuesday, April 14, 2009

World's first camel clone born in Dubai...

Scientists in Dubai say they have created the world's first cloned camel. 

Injaz, a female one-humped camel, was born on 8 April, after more than five years of work, United Arab Emirates newspapers reported. 

Scientists say DNA taken from a cell in the ovary of an adult camel was put into an egg from a surrogate mother. 

Injaz, which means "achievement" in Arabic, was born after an "uncomplicated" 378-day gestation period, reports said. More...

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