In 1992 a small biotechnology company called Gen Pharm International in Mountain View, CA, USA, developed the first Transgenic bull. Continue reading
Category: Breeding
What do you get when you cross a Llama and a Camel?
Could it be a Llamel? Nope its camas! Well in 1997, the United Arab Emirates set out to answer the question. Continue reading
Aye-Aye Born in Captivity
A 5-ounce aye-aye infant was delivered on April 6, 1992, at Duke University in Durham, NC, USA. Continue reading
Invitro Gorilla Born at Cincinnati Zoo
Timu, a lowland gorilla, was the first in vitro fertilized baby delivered at the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, OH, USA, in 1995. Continue reading
Creation of First Inter-species Cat
Betsy L. Dresser and colleagues at the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, OH, USA announced the birth of an interspecies cat on February 7, 1989. Continue reading
Ian Wilmut
Sir Ian Wilmut, OBE FRS FMedSci FRSE (born 7 July 1944) is an English biologist, embryologist and Chair of the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. Continue reading
Polly The Sheep is Born
Polly, the human genetically engineered Poll Dorset sheep was born in July 1998 Continue reading
Dogs Have Always Been Man’s Best Friend
A genetic study found that dogs were the first domesticated animal as of 135,000 BCE. Continue reading