Abstract
Pasqualino Loi et al. (Nature Biotechnology, October issue), report the successful cloning of a wild endangered animal, Ovis orientalis musimon or mouflon, a mountain sheep found on the islands of Sardinia, Corsica and Cyprus. Enucleated domestic-sheep eggs were injected with granulosa cells collected from two female mouflons that were found dead in a pasture. This isn't the first time that attempts have been made to clone an endangered species. For example, last January, a clone of the ox-like guar was born to a cow in Iowa, USA, however, it died of dysentery within 48 hours. The authors summarise their work succinctly: ‘Our findings support the use of cloning for the expansion of critically endangered populations. DM
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