China produces world’s first cloned dog using gene editing

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China produces world’s first cloned dog using gene editing https://t.co/TRj8RgPdY8 http://pic.twitter.com/ccNFaScjZA

— People’s Daily,China (@PDChina) July 8, 2017

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Genome editing, or genome editing with engineered nucleases (GEEN) is a type of genetic engineering in which DNA is inserted, deleted or replaced in the genome of a living organism using engineered nucleases, or "molecular scissors.".

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For $100,000, you can even have your pet cloned in South Korea. But many see cloning as a step too far in manipulating life. If you can clone a sheep, what’s to stop anyone from cloning a human? Some say it’s already possible to do so.

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The largest cloning factory in the world, being built in Tianjin, China by the Boyalife Group, is aiming for one million cloned cows by 2020. You may soon have the option to eat cloned steak. Chief executive Xu Xiaochun claims that while the cloning of humans is feasible, the company is holding off “for fear of public reaction.”