Endangered horse cloned from 40-year frozen cells


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Kurt, the first-ever Przewalski’s horse clone, at the Texas veterinary facility of ViaGen Equine collaborator, Timber Creek Veterinary, the United States. This species, native to central Asia, once went extinct in the wild and is still critically endangered, with only about 2,000 remaining. — Photos: TNS

Kurt looks and acts like any other young horse. He scampers and strides on springy legs, testing their strength. When it’s time to recharge, he nuzzles up to his mother for some nourishing milk.

But Kurt is no ordinary horse. Kurt is a clone.

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