World's First Buffalo Cloned From Somatic Cells In

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World's first buffalo cloned from somatic cells in good shape

[Technology News]: Beijing, Mar 19 : World's first water buffalo, cloned from somatic cells in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was in good shape and is healthy, the state media reported today.

The buffalo's heart rate, temperature and breathing were normal, it said.

About 30 minutes after birth on Thursday, the calf stood up and nursed, head of the research project at Guangxi University, Dr Shi Deshun said.

The calf weighs 23 kilograms and is 86 centimetres long and 62.5 centimetres tall, Xinhua news agency reported.

The calf was cloned with ovary cells that were taken from an adult native buffalo and were transplanted into the 12-year-old female buffalo on April 10, 2004.

"The birth of the calf proves that our somatic cell clone technology is mature and this technology will greatly promote cattle breeding in China," Shi said.

"Our university has another two buffaloes pregnant with babies cloned with somatic cells and they are expected to be born this year," he said.

Last November, a buffalo also gave birth to a cloned calf at the university, but the calf suffocated when amniotic fluid choked in its respiratory system shortly after birth. PTI

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that's cool. When it comes to cloning and stuff, I don't think it's that wrong. Are we really playing god? In this case, we're just fixing something we screwed up.

(let the heads begin to roll )