January 12, 2003

Pig clones are individuals

Piglets in litters or cloned pigs behave with individual personality traits -- shy or outgoing, curious or passive -- just like litters of normal pigs, according to research at Texas A&M reported by Salon magazine. The researcher theorizes that differences in gene expression in the womb might account for the distinction.

Posted by alevin at January 12, 2003 09:54 AM | TrackBack
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