Meet Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, the first monkey clones produced by method that made Dolly
The first primate clones made by somatic cell nuclear transfer are two genetically identical long-tailed macaques have recently been born. Researchers named the newborns Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua after the Chinese adjective ‘Zhonghua,’ which means Chinese nation or people. The technical milestone makes it a realistic possibility for labs to conduct research with customizable populations of genetically uniform monkeys. …read more
