Chinese scientists from BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, together with the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and Shihezi University, Xinjiang province, made a significant breakthrough inanimal cloning. The world's first transgenic sheep produced with a simplified technique, handmade cloning, was successfully born at 12:16pm, March 26,2012, in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The project was also supported by the Animal ScienceAcademy of Xinjiang. "The transgenic sheep is named 'Peng Peng' (after the identical given names of the two doners), his birth weight was 5.74 kg." said an excited Dr. Yutao Du, Director of BGI Ark Biotechnology Co., LTD. (BAB), one of BGI's affiliates focusing on large scale production of transgenic and cloned animals. "Peng Peng is developing normally and appears healthy" she added.
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