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Cloning

Why you should think twice about cloning your pet

Cloned dogs by a Chinese commercial pet cloning enterprise at the Pet Asia Show in Shanghai in 2023.
Cloned dogs by a Chinese commercial pet cloning enterprise at the Pet Asia Show in Shanghai in 2023.

Ex-NFL star Tom Brady reveals his dog is a clone of his pit bull mix which died in 2023

Junie is a clone of Lua (pictured), another dog Tom Brady and his ex-wife, Brazillian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, shared. Lua died in December 2023.
Junie is a clone of Lua (pictured), another dog Tom Brady and his ex-wife, Brazillian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, shared. Lua died in December 2023.

US rancher pleads guilty in scheme to create giant sheep hybrid to be hunted as trophies

Until 2021, Arthur Schubarth was said to have illegally used tissue from  a Marco Polo argali sheep, to create the giant species
Until 2021, Arthur Schubarth was said to have illegally used tissue from  a Marco Polo argali sheep, to create the giant species

Scientists in China clone first rhesus monkey using new method

ReTro, a then 17-month-old somatic cell-cloned rhesus monkey seen in a lab in Shanghai.
ReTro, a then 17-month-old somatic cell-cloned rhesus monkey seen in a lab in Shanghai.

‘I just wanted to see him again’: Vet Jean-Paul Ly on why he cloned his beloved dog

Dr Jean-Paul Ly with his dog Khan (left) who died at 17. Khan was then successfully cloned in China about a year ago.
Dr Jean-Paul Ly with his dog Khan (left) who died at 17. Khan was then successfully cloned in China about a year ago.

Chinese scientists successfully clone ‘super cows’

Chinese scientists have cloned three “super cows” able to produce 18 metric tons of milk per year and over 100 tons of milk in their lifetimes.
Chinese scientists have cloned three “super cows” able to produce 18 metric tons of milk per year and over 100 tons of milk in their lifetimes.

Cloned horse raises hopes for equestrian sports in China

Zhuang Zhuang, seen here with  animal trainer Yin Chuyun at a stable in Beijing, is a clone of a horse imported from Germany.
Zhuang Zhuang, seen here with  animal trainer Yin Chuyun at a stable in Beijing, is a clone of a horse imported from Germany.

Why the future of technology is so hard to predict

This year’s debut of ChatGPT looks like it might have broken through a barrier to humanlike artificial intelligence.
This year’s debut of ChatGPT looks like it might have broken through a barrier to humanlike artificial intelligence.

Chinese man clones his cat for US$35,000 after pet's death leaves him heartbroken

China clones 'Sherlock Holmes' police dog to cut training times

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.