World, a clone of the birth of the Mule "Jim"

[] Message: United States scientists announced the world's a clone of the birth of the Mule. They are the natural law journal article, the Mule was named Idaho · Jim, almost a month old, looks very healthy. Researchers said their findings will be used to clone race.

This first-month-old Mule, vertical with two big ears, legs and point station, looks and other small mule is not any difference Colt. However, it was the birth of set several milestones. Jim is not only a cloned Mule first, it is a horse of different specialities animals first cloned. Mules are often unable to bear children, Jim was the first one through the clone out of Mule.

Clone the success rate is very low, more than 300 embryos, only three survived, they are Jim and its two unborn brother.

This study is a name match a mule fans out money funded research results, but may eventually be used to breed horses.

Responsible for research on cloned mule is love de Dutch University Professor of Gordon. He said: "this study has several causes. First, in order to protect endangered species, the second is for the reproduction of the game with the horses. ”

Researchers say they resolved the cloned horses technical obstacles. They say this means that the clone Champion horses will become commonplace.

International racing rules currently does not allow any form of assisted reproduction, including cloned horses, but did not cross the obstacle competition such provisions. Cross the obstacle race stallions often castrated, cannot itself and reproduction, so their masters, the clone became attractive choice.

United Kingdom racing across the barrier competition association spokesperson said that the horse mating and reproduction is very interesting, but denied this clone fun, may become the racing and formula one racing like Crunchers.