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| Industry | Biotechnology |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Bejing, China |
| Key people | Mi Jidong (CEO) |
| Services | Pet cloning |
| Website | www |
Sinogene Biotechnology is a Chinese biotechnology company, focusing on animal cloning technology.[1][2] In 2022, Sinogene was the first to clone a wild Arctic wolf.[3]
History
[edit]Sinogene Biotechnology began offering dog cloning services in 2017[4][5][6] and later introduced cat cloning in 2019.[7][8][9]
In 2022, Sinogene became the first company to successfully clone an Arctic wolf,[10] and started horse cloning in 2023.[11][12] The donor cell came from a wild female Arctic wolf, the oocyte was from a female dog, and the surrogate was a beagle.[3] The company transferred 85 embryos into seven beagles and one Arctic wolf was born.[13] In June of the same year, Sinogene cloned a male horse using skin cells from a horse born in 1995.[14]
Sinogene partnered with Beijing Wildlife Park in 2022 to work together on improving breeding for endangered animals as well as improving ways to protect endangered animals.[13][15]
Sinogene clients can harvest cells from their living pets, to one day use in the cloning process after their pet dies.[12] Customers receive their cloned animals three months after they are born for fees starting at $55,000.[12][16]
References
[edit]- ↑ Campbell, Joseph (2018-12-17). "Two of a kind: China's first pet cloning service duplicates star pooch". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ↑ Wang, Serenitie; Stambaugh, Alex (2019-03-22). "China begins training first cloned police dog". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- 1 2 "World's 1st cloned wild arctic wolf makes debut, pioneering conservation of endangered wildlife through cloning tech - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ↑ "China clones 'Sherlock Holmes' police dog to cut training times – report". The Guardian. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ↑ Shamsian, Jacob (2018-12-18). "The owner of a celebrity dog who makes 6 figures a movie cloned it for just $55,000, and says the dog is 'a piece of intellectual property'". Insider. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ↑ Wang, Serenitie; Rivers, Matt; Wang, Shunhe (2017-12-26). "Chinese firm clones gene-edited dog in bid to treat cardiovascular disease". CNN. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ Wee, Sui-Lee (2019-09-04). "His Cat's Death Left Him Heartbroken. So He Cloned It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ "Meet Garlic, the cloned kitten. His owner spent $51k on him". ABC News. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ Lanese, Nicoletta (2019-09-06). "China's First Cloned Kitten, Garlic". The Scientist Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ Yeung, Jessie (2022-09-21). "Chinese researchers clone an Arctic wolf in 'landmark' conservation project". CNN. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ "Cloned horse raises hopes for equestrian sports in China". France 24. 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- 1 2 3 Shunsuke Tabeta; Yusuke Hinata (October 7, 2023). "Pet cloning multiplies profits for Chinese startup Sinogene". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- 1 2 "Bringing Extinct Animals Back to Life: How Cloning and De-Extinction Startups Are Making History by Reviving Extinct Mammoths, Tigers and Wolves". Yahoo Finance. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ↑ "Cloned horse raises hopes for equestrian sports in China". phys.org. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ↑ "A Beagle Just Gave Birth to the First Cloned Arctic Wolf Pup (Her Name Is Maya, and She's Adorable)". Popular Mechanics. 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ↑ Shamsian, Jacob. "The owner of a celebrity dog who makes 6 figures a movie cloned it for just $55,000, and says the dog is 'a piece of intellectual property'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2026-07-07.