Sinogene Biotechnology is a Chinese biotechnology company, focusing on animal cloning technology for consumers.[1][2] Their pet cloning services include: dog,[3][4] cat,[5][6] cow, and horse cloning.[7]
| Industry | Biotechnology |
|---|---|
| Services | Pet cloning |
| Website | www |
In 2022, Sinogene made history by being the first to clone a wild Arctic wolf.[8]
History
editSinogene Biotechnology began offering dog cloning services in 2017[3][4][9] and later introduced cat cloning in 2019.[5][6][10]
In 2022, Sinogene became the first company to successfully clone an Arctic wolf,[11] and started horse cloning in 2023.[12][7] The donor cell came from a wild female Arctic wolf, the oocyte was from a female dog, and the surrogate was a beagle.[8] The company transferred 85 embryos into seven beagles and one Arctic wolf was born.[13] In June of the same year, Sinogene cloned a male horse using skin cells from a horse born in 1995.[14]
Sinogene partnered with Beijing Wildlife Park in 2022 to work together on improving breeding for endangered animals as well as improving ways to protect endangered animals.[13][15]
Sinogene clients can harvest cells from their living pets, to one day use in the cloning process after their pet dies.[7] Customers receive their cloned animals three months after they are born.[7]
References
edit- ^ Campbell, Joseph (2018-12-17). "Two of a kind: China's first pet cloning service duplicates star pooch". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ Wang, Serenitie; Stambaugh, Alex (2019-03-22). "China begins training first cloned police dog". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ a b "China clones 'Sherlock Holmes' police dog to cut training times – report". The Guardian. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ a b Shamsian, Jacob (2018-12-18). "The owner of a celebrity dog who makes 6 figures a movie cloned it for just $55,000, and says the dog is 'a piece of intellectual property'". Insider. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ a b Wee, Sui-Lee (2019-09-04). "His Cat's Death Left Him Heartbroken. So He Cloned It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ a b "Meet Garlic, the cloned kitten. His owner spent $51k on him". ABC News. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ a b c d Shunsuke Tabeta; Yusuke Hinata (October 7, 2023). "Pet cloning multiplies profits for Chinese startup Sinogene". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b "World's 1st cloned wild arctic wolf makes debut, pioneering conservation of endangered wildlife through cloning tech - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ Wang, Serenitie; Rivers, Matt; Wang, Shunhe (2017-12-26). "Chinese firm clones gene-edited dog in bid to treat cardiovascular disease". CNN. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ Lanese, Nicoletta (2019-09-06). "China's First Cloned Kitten, Garlic". The Scientist Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ Yeung, Jessie (2022-09-21). "Chinese researchers clone an Arctic wolf in 'landmark' conservation project". CNN. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "Cloned horse raises hopes for equestrian sports in China". France 24. 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ a b "Bringing Extinct Animals Back to Life: How Cloning and De-Extinction Startups Are Making History by Reviving Extinct Mammoths, Tigers and Wolves". Yahoo Finance. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Cloned horse raises hopes for equestrian sports in China". phys.org. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "A Beagle Just Gave Birth to the First Cloned Arctic Wolf Pup (Her Name Is Maya, and She's Adorable)". Popular Mechanics. 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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