China to build world’s largest animal-cloning factory
NOV 24, 2015
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029399
Guardian : To feed the Chinese population’s growing appetite for meat, an animal-cloning facility is being built that will be the largest in the world. Although its main focus will be the cloning of cattle, the facility may be used to clone other animals, such as champion racehorses, sniffer dogs for use in law enforcement and search and rescue teams, and critically endangered species to save them from extinction. Although both the US and the UK have approved the production of food from cloned animals, a number of ethical, religious, and food safety concerns continue to be raised. The ¥200 million ($31 million) facility is to begin operations in 2016.
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