China is one of the countries to emerge into gene research. Cloning has been in the talks for a very long time and scientists have been working endlessly to develop relevant genes for cloning.
According to the New York Times, Sinogene, a commercial pet-cloning company based in Beijing. Roughly $35,000 and seven months later, Sinogene produced what China’s official news media declared to be the country’s first cloned cat and another sign of the country’s emergence as a power in cloning and genetics.
Huang Yu, the owner whose original British Shorthair cat died of urinary tract infection, wanted the cat cloned because he felt the animal was deeply special. Sinogene began earnest experimentations in cat cloning in August 2018 and took cells from the original cat to create the embryo for the clone. Garlic was born a mere 66 days after the successful implantation of the embryo into a surrogate mother.
It also suggests that China could turn pet cloning into a viable business. Duplicating dogs and cats have not really taken off in the United States and elsewhere, experts say. Pet-obsessed China might be different. The size of China’s domestic pet market is expected to reach $28.2 billion this year, up nearly one-fifth from 2018, according to Gouminwang, a pet consultancy in Beijing.
