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Chinese scientists create "world's first" cloned Arctic wolf

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Ten months after a 16-year-old Arctic wolf died at a zoo in northern China, a new cub was born through cloning technology. Using a beagle dog as the gestational carrier, Beijing-based Sinogene Biotechnology claimed they had successfully cloned an Arctic wolf, the "world's first" of its kind.

Added on the 21/09/2022 21:33:18 - Copyright : AFP EN

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