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Elizabeth Ann was created from the cells of Willa, a black-footed ferret that lived more than 30 years ago. US Fish and Wildlife @USFWSMtnPrairie  |  Photo Credit: Twitter
Scientists in the US have successfully cloned a black-footed endangered ferret from frozen cells of one that died 30 years ago.
The ferret, named Elizabeth Ann, was cloned from the DNA of a ferret whose cells had been frozen since 1988. This is the first time that any endangered species has ever been cloned in the US, according to a Reuters report.
Scientists have now said that cloning will boost generic diversity and population recovery of the black-footed ferret.
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FILE PHOTO: Bert, a male black-footed ferret peers out from a burrow in a cage at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center in Wellington
(Reuters) – U.S. scientists have successfully cloned an endangered black-footed ferret using frozen cells from a long-dead wild animal, the first time any native endangered species has been cloned in the United States.
Black-footed ferret recovery efforts aimed at increased genetic diversity and disease resistance took a bold step forward on Dec. 10, with the birth of Elizabeth Ann, created from the cells of Willa, a black-footed ferret that lived more than 30 years ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said.
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