The creation of a genetic clone of a dog cost 100 thousand dollars
Dylan is a boxer dog who moved to the land of perpetual hunting in June of this year. The dog had an inoperable brain tumor, and the heart attack finally got it. Dylan's owners Richard Remde, 42, a construction firm manager, and his wife, Laura Jacques, had a hard time losing their pet. But at one point, the couple got the idea: “Why not resurrect Dylan? Scientists have learned how to do it!"
On the Internet, Richard found the coordinates of the South Korean biotechnical laboratory Soam, its employees over the past 10 years have cloned about 700 dogs. This company first announced itself back in 2007, when it gave birth to 7 cloned bloodhounds, which are now working in the customs service. The fact is that the outstanding working qualities of the manufacturer are 3 times better transmitted to the descendants during cloning than during classical breeding.
- Clone your dog? No problem! - said laboratory staff when the inconsolable owners contacted Soam, according to the Telegraph.
The matter was complicated only by the fact that 12 days had passed since Dylan's death. All this time, the carcass of the four-legged friend rested in the freezer. And genetic engineers believe that already after 5 days after the death of an animal, the chances of obtaining viable cells for cloning are significantly reduced. However, Mr. Remde received instructions for taking tissue samples, took an abdominal biopsy and flew to South Korea.
On the second try, the scientists were able to fertilize two female boxers with genetic material that contained Dylan's DNA. Three months have passed and by the beginning of the New Year's holidays the females are ready to bring puppies.
- I couldn't believe it happened! - Laura Jacques told the Guardian. - It does not fit in my head that I will see Dylan again, because both puppies will be 100 percent of his DNA. The husband said that the first puppy should be born on Boxing Day (this is the second day of Catholic Christmas - ed.), And the other little "Dilan" one day later.
Meanwhile, the Korean company entered the market with a new proposal. “We can heal the broken hearts of owners who have lost their pets,” Soam geneticists say. They offer to clone dogs of any age, size and breed. The cost of the procedure is 100 thousand dollars. At the same time, biotechnologists warn: if you want to clone a deceased pet, do not push it into the freezer. It is enough to wrap the animal in wet towels and place it in the refrigerator. This way the cells are better preserved.
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It is worth recalling that in the overwhelming number of countries there is a ban on human cloning. But you can clone domestic and farm animals.
Yaroslav KOROBATOV