Cloned Gaur a Short-Lived Success

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The first clone of an endangered species died last week, 2 days after its birth on 8 January. The baby gaur—a wild ox native to Southeast Asia—seemed healthy at birth but a day later developed a typically fatal bacterial infection that can plague young calves. The death “appears to be totally unrelated” to the cloning procedures, says Robert Lanza, vice president of Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) in Worcester,...

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