World’s First Cloned Camel
04/14/09 - Odd Articles
“The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday claimed its own version of Dolly the sheep, the world’s first cloned mammal, after the birth of a cloned camel in Dubai this month… Injaz, a female one-humped camel, was born on April 8, after more than five years of work by scientists at the Camel Reproduction Centre and the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, The National newspaper reported. “This significant breakthrough in our research programme gives a means of preserving the valuable genetics of our elite racing and milk producing camels in the future,” Dr Lulu Skidmore, scientific director at the Camel Reproduction Centre, said in a statement.” w/ photo
