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Article: Scientists clone endangered species.
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- World Watch
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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* Scientists clone endangered species: In October 2000, scientists with the Massachusetts-based biotech firm Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) announced that they had successfully produced the first clone of an endangered species, a humpbacked, ox-like creature called the Asian gaur. The embryonic gaur, dubbed "Noah," is also the first cloned animal to gestate in the uterus of another species--an Iowa dairy cow named Bessie.
Noah's creators hope their success will be a springboard to wider use of cloning in conservation efforts. Like many proponents, they view the technology not as a way to "play God," but as a tool to boost species numbers and ultimately redress ...