Japan scientists clone legendary bull

January 8, 2009 Two cloned ox

Two cloned ox are displayed after a press conference at the Gifu prefecture's livestock center at Takayama city, central Japan. Japanese scientists said Thursday they had successfully cloned the ancestral bull of a luxurious brand of beef, possibly opening the way to distribute cloned beef.

Japanese scientists said Thursday they had successfully cloned the ancestral bull of a luxurious brand of beef, possibly opening the way to distribute cloned beef.



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  • DGBEACH - Jan 08, 2009
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    Kinki University said it also hoped to advance an ambitious long-term project -- to restore extinct animals.

    ...with a name like that you KNOW they'll also be looking at reviving lost porn-queens! -:)...or making three Jennas :)
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    We can only hope DGBEACH, we can only hope.

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