Sinogene Biotechnology Explained

Sinogene Biotechnology
Services:Pet cloning

Sinogene Biotechnology is a Chinese biotechnology company, focusing on animal cloning technology for consumers.[1] [2] Their pet cloning services include: dog, cat, cow, and horse cloning.

In 2022, Sinogene made history by being the first to clone a wild Arctic wolf.[3]

History

Sinogene Biotechnology began offering dog cloning services in 2017[4] [5] [6] and later introduced cat cloning in 2019.[7] [8] [9]

In 2022, Sinogene became the first company to successfully clone an Arctic wolf,[10] and started horse cloning in 2023.[11] The donor cell came from a wild female Arctic wolf, the oocyte was from a female dog, and the surrogate was a beagle. The company transferred 85 embryos into seven beagles and one Arctic wolf was born. In June of the same year, Sinogene cloned a male horse using skin cells from a horse born in 1995.[12]

Sinogene partnered with Beijing Wildlife Park in 2022 to work together on improving breeding for endangered animals as well as improving ways to protect endangered animals.[13] [14]

Sinogene clients can harvest cells from their living pets, to one day use in the cloning process after their pet dies.[15] Customers receive their cloned animals three months after they are born.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Campbell . Joseph . 2018-12-17 . Two of a kind: China's first pet cloning service duplicates star pooch . en . . 2023-04-27.
  2. News: Wang . Serenitie . Stambaugh . Alex . 2019-03-22 . China begins training first cloned police dog . en . . 2023-04-27.
  3. Web site: World's 1st cloned wild arctic wolf makes debut, pioneering conservation of endangered wildlife through cloning tech - People's Daily Online . 2024-02-08 . en.people.cn.
  4. News: 2019-03-20 . China clones 'Sherlock Holmes' police dog to cut training times – report . en . . 2023-04-28.
  5. News: Shamsian . Jacob . 2018-12-18 . The owner of a celebrity dog who makes 6 figures a movie cloned it for just $55,000, and says the dog is 'a piece of intellectual property' . en . . 2023-04-28.
  6. Web site: Wang . Serenitie . Rivers . Matt . Wang . Shunhe . 2017-12-26 . Chinese firm clones gene-edited dog in bid to treat cardiovascular disease . 2023-10-11 . . en.
  7. News: Wee . Sui-Lee . 2019-09-04 . His Cat’s Death Left Him Heartbroken. So He Cloned It. . en-US . . 2023-10-11 . 0362-4331.
  8. News: 2019-09-05 . Meet Garlic, the cloned kitten. His owner spent $51k on him . en-AU . . 2023-10-11.
  9. Web site: Lanese . Nicoletta . 2019-09-06 . China’s First Cloned Kitten, Garlic . 2023-10-11 . . en.
  10. Web site: Yeung . Jessie . 2022-09-21 . Chinese researchers clone an Arctic wolf in 'landmark' conservation project . 2023-10-11 . . en.
  11. News: Cloned horse raises hopes for equestrian sports in China. 2023-01-12. France 24. 2023-04-27. en.
  12. Web site: Cloned horse raises hopes for equestrian sports in China . 2024-02-15 . phys.org . en.
  13. Web site: 2023-03-15 . Bringing Extinct Animals Back to Life: How Cloning and De-Extinction Startups Are Making History by Reviving Extinct Mammoths, Tigers and Wolves . 2024-02-08 . Yahoo Finance . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2022-09-28 . A Beagle Just Gave Birth to the First Cloned Arctic Wolf Pup (Her Name Is Maya, and She’s Adorable) . 2024-02-08 . Popular Mechanics . en-US.
  15. Web site: Pet cloning multiplies profits for Chinese startup Sinogene . 2024-02-08. October 7, 2023 . Nikkei Asia. Shunsuke Tabeta. Yusuke Hinata . en-GB.

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