Scientists in China create world’s first cloned wild Arctic wolf ‘Maya’

Scientists in China create world’s first cloned wild Arctic wolf ‘Maya’

Daily Current Affairs   /   Scientists in China create world’s first cloned wild Arctic wolf ‘Maya’

Change Language English Hindi

Category : International Published on: September 22 2022

Share on facebook
  • A wild Arctic wolf was successfully cloned for the first time in the world by a Beijing-based gene firm. 
  • The cloning of the Arctic wolf, also known as the white wolf or polar wolf.
  • The firm, Sinogene Biotechnology, released a video of Maya, the world's first cloned wild arctic wolf, 100 days after her birth in a Beijing lab.
  • The cloning of the arctic wolf was accomplished by constructing over 130 new embryos from enucleated oocytes of a female dog and somatic cells of a wild female arctic wolf. 
  • This was followed by the transfer of over 80 embryos to the uteri of seven beagles, of which one was born as a healthy wolf.
Recent Post's
  • WaveX partners with T-Hub to shape the future of India’s creative and media-tech startups.

    Read More....
  • ICGEB New Delhi hosted a global roundtable to strengthen India–Italy genomic collaboration for future pandemic preparedness.

    Read More....
  • NITI Aayog unveils twin reports highlighting the service sector’s 55% contribution to India’s GVA and its pivotal role in achieving Vision 2047.

    Read More....
  • Hurricane Melissa, a rare Category 5 storm, devastates Jamaica with record winds and catastrophic flooding.

    Read More....
  • A bronze bust of Rabindranath Tagore was unveiled at the Indian Embassy in Beijing, marking 100 years of his historic visit to China.

    Read More....
  • Uttar Pradesh to form its 76th district, Kalyan Singh Nagar, in honor of former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.

    Read More....
  • US and Japan sign a landmark pact to boost cooperation on rare earth minerals and advanced nuclear power, reducing reliance on China.

    Read More....