~CC "copy cat" or "carbon copy"~
First let me start by saying this site isn't
here to question if cloning is right or wrong
so please i don't want to recieve any mail or
comments in guestbook about the debate.I
simply adore the lil kitten CC and she's a
Texan! teehee. I felt for what she has done for
science she deserved her own site. Hope you enjoy!
The Official News
Texas A&M Clones First Cat
AP Press
02/14/2002
COLLEGE STATION, February 14, 2002 -
In what is believed to be the first success of its
kind, researchers at the College of Veterinary
Medicine at Texas A&M University have cloned a
cat.A kitten, named "cc," was born to "Allie" a
surrogate mother, on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001.
The kitten is believed to be the first
successfully cloned companion animal, and Texas
A&M is the first academic institution in the world
to have cloned four different species.Previously,
researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine
have cloned cattle, goats and pigs.
CC and "Rainbow," her genetic donor, are both female
domestic shorthair cats. The announcement of the
successful cat cloning was delayed until DNA
analysis could be performed to confirm genetic identity.
This breakthrough in cat cloning at the College of
Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M is reported in the
current issue of Nature, the prestigious scientific
publication headquartered in London, England.
"cc is developing normally for a kitten its age and
appears healthy," said Dr. Mark Westhusin,
who holds a joint appointment with the College of
Veterinary Medicine and the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station and is the lead investigator
on the project. "A DNA analysis confirmed cc is a
clone, i.e. a genetic copy of the donor," adding
that "future scientific advances resulting from the
successful cloning of the cat are expected."
Although the cloned kitten exhibits a color pattern
similar to the cell donor, the color distribution is
not exactly the same. "The pattern of pigmentation in
multi-colored animals is the result of genetic factors as
well as developmental factors that are not
controlled by genotype," explains Westhusin.
The clone was produced using nuclear transfer.
Dr. Taeyoung Shin performed the nuclear transfer
procedures with Drs. Duane Kraemer, Jim Rugila
and Lisa Howe assisting with transfer of the
cloned embryos into the surrogate mother and
delivery of the kitten. cc is under the medical
care of Drs. Rugila and Howe, both veterinarians
at the College of Veterinary Medicine's Veterinary
Medical Teaching Hospital at Texas A&M.
"With each new species cloned, we learn more about
how this technology might be applied to improving
the health of animals and humans," said Westhusin.
article by AP.
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