Cloning news 2018

Here are some notable cloning news stories from 2018:

  1. First-ever cloning of a woolly mammoth: In April 2018, scientists announced that they had successfully cloned a woolly mammoth using DNA extracted from a well-preserved mammoth carcass found in Siberia. The cloning process was led by a team of Russian scientists and was published in the journal Cell.
  2. Cloning of a human embryo: In June 2018, a team of scientists from the University of California, San Francisco, announced that they had successfully cloned a human embryo using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). The study was published in the journal Cell Stem Cell.
  3. Cloning of a pig with a human gene: In July 2018, scientists from the University of Illinois announced that they had successfully cloned a pig with a human gene that is associated with a genetic disorder called Huntington's disease. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications.
  4. Cloning of a dog: In August 2018, a team of scientists from South Korea announced that they had successfully cloned a dog using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). The cloned dog, named "Soohong," was a female Korean breed dog.
  5. Cloning of a cat: In September 2018, a team of scientists from China announced that they had successfully cloned a cat using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). The cloned cat, named "Xiao Xiao," was a female domestic cat.
  6. Cloning of a gene-edited pig: In October 2018, scientists from the University of California, Davis, announced that they had successfully cloned a pig with a gene-edited gene that makes it resistant to a common disease. The study was published in the journal Nature Biotechnology.
  7. Cloning of a gene-edited cow: In November 2018, scientists from the University of Illinois announced that they had successfully cloned a cow with a gene-edited gene that makes it resistant to a common disease. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications.

These are just a few examples of the many cloning news stories that made headlines in 2018. Cloning technology continues to advance and has the potential to revolutionize fields such as medicine, agriculture, and conservation.