Cloning
What's The Deal?
The Start
In 2001, when it became apparent that animal cloning may become a commercial venture to help improve the quality of herds, FDA requested livestock producers and researchers to keep food from animal clones or their offspring out of the food supply. Since then, FDA has conducted an intensive evaluation that included examining the safety of food from these animals and the risk to animal health.
CC the "Carbon Cat"
The first cloned pet
Idaho Gem
World's first cloned mule
"Five Little Piggies"
Five cloned female piglets, Noel, Angel, Star, Joy, and Mary. A big step towards "knockout pigs"
Cloning, Is It Safe?
The Process
The cloning process usually involves removing genetic information, known as DNA, from a cell taken from one animal and placing this into an unfertilised egg that has had its own DNA removed. This egg is then artificially stimulated to start developing into an embryo and placed into a surrogate mother.