Achin has once again achieved a major scientific achievement. Recently, China has claimed that it has succeeded in cloning Tibetan goats for the first time and for this the same technology has been used which was used for the world’s first cloned sheep. China has already cloned monkeys with this technology.
Scientists used somatic cell cloning techniques to transfer the nucleus of an adult cell into a new egg cell. After this, this egg was inserted into the womb of a surrogate mother who gave birth to a goat child which did not have any of its DNA.
According to a video released by China’s government news channel China Central Television, the first kid was 7.4 pounds and is healthy, but no mention was made about the second goat. They were cloned from a large male goat that was selected for breeding. Chinese scientists are preserving special types of genetic material from the goat population, which is a difficult task for goat farmers.
China has used the same technology to clone the Tibetan goat which was used in sheep cloning in 1997. (Symbolic photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Through this, the entire genetic information can be cloned and copied. Its objective is to increase and better utilize the genetic resources so that the income of local farmers can increase and the local animal husbandry industry can develop. The team has cloned goats that produce large amounts of wool.
The purpose of this experiment is to create male goats that produce the best wool. Not much information was given about this achievement, but yes, the information about the animal from which somatic cells were made has definitely been made public. Using this technique, a sheep named Dolly was created in Scotland by cloning. It is said that this technique seems very easy, but it is very difficult to implement.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 3, 2024, 11:57 IST