Posted by knabe --Previous Message--
on 4/16/2007, 12:11 pm, in reply to "Re: GOOD OL' CLONING"
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perhaps if there was some cells in the semen sample that were not semen, but were of some tissue in the vas deferens or where ever, one might be able to use that for cloning. now, how to find that needle in a sperm stack. might be like finding stem cells in fat cells in horses.
: In a recent post on another board, someone
: said that clones have been produced from
: skin cells found in the semen that were shed
: from the penis during collection. The same
: post also said that the first attempt
: resulted in cloning a Holstein cow whose
: milk was used in the extender...
:
: It's certainly the first I've heard of such,
: but I guess I can see where it might be
: possible. That poster credited that info to
: someone with Cyagra, I believe. I'm not
: stating this as fact, I'm just repeating
: what I read elsewhere, but I'd like to know
: more about it. If it can be done, it
: certainly opens up alot of new (old)
: possibilities.
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