South Korean Team Claims First Cloned Wolves
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South Korean scientists from Seoul National University today announced they have successfully created the world's first cloned wolves, a move to help the endangered species. Lee Byeong-chun, a veterinary professor at the university, said the two wolves were born on October 18 and 26, 2005. Seoul National University's office of research affairs said DNA tests proved Snuwolf and Snuwolffy are clones, with the research to be published in the next issue of Cloning and Stem Cells.
The team of researchers has not turned over independent verification of the DNA tests taken from the wolves. The team is now attempting to discover if cloned female wolves are able to reproduce. "In the case of animals on the brink of extinction, it's hard to preserve them even with artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization methods as their number is so small," the research team said.
Seoul National University was able to produce the world's first cloned female dog last year -- an Afghan hound. The university also cloned a male dog in 2005. However, Seoul National University was also involved in a scientific scandal after Hwang Woo-suk, a cloning scientist who led a research team at the university several years ago, was caught fabricating research. He was fired by the university last March.
Byeong-chun also worked with Woo-suk several years ago. -
Congratulations to them
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zhun bo ? ....
scaly they flip another kwang fellow at the world how ? ...
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i have no idea