06 Jan 2010 @ 11:18 AM 
 

Jurassic Park Reality: Extinct Ibex Resurrected by Cloning

 

From an article in The Daily Telegraph:

Using DNA taken from … skin samples [preserved in liquid nitrogen], the scientists were able to replace the genetic material in eggs from domestic goats, to clone a female Pyrenean ibex, or bucardo as they are known. It is the first time an extinct animal has been cloned.

Young Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica), Sierra de Gredos, Spain Photo: Jose Luis GOMEZ de FRANCISCO/naturepl.com

Young Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica), Sierra de Gredos, Spain Photo: Jose Luis GOMEZ de FRANCISCO/naturepl.com

Just seven of the embryos resulted in pregnancies and only one of the goats finally gave birth to a female bucardo, which died a seven minutes later due to breathing difficulties, perhaps due to flaws in the DNA used to create the clone.

Tags Categories: Geekdom, Technology Posted By: LegoDoug
Last Edit: 06 Jan 2010 @ 11 18 AM

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  1. Jude says:
    January 20, 2010 at 18:31

    One step closer to a Jurassic Park situation. . .:)

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