For the first time, genetically modified buffalo breeds were created

Scientists from Guangxi University, China, for the first time in the world successfully created genetically modified buffalo breeds.

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Earlier in the year, scientists carried out transgenic embryo transplants taken from the fibroblasts of a three-month-old buffalo fetus into the womb of a 2 and a half year old mother buffalo.

Genetically modified embryos were transplanted with green fluorescent protein extracted from the jellyfish for standard use.

After more than 300 days of pregnancy, the mother buffalo gave birth to a male twin. In which one child weighs 20.5kg healthy living, the other weighs 14kg and dies.

Especially, under irradiation of ultraviolet light, the scientists observed that the standard gene for green fluorescent protein appeared clearly in the head and limbs of the newly born male buffalo. This means that the newly born male buffalo carries the composition of the modified gene.

According to scientists, the success of cloning genetically modified buffaloes is of great significance to help the scientific community implement genetic improvement of buffalo species.

The implementation of oriented genetic improvement not only helps create buffaloes that can produce high amounts of milk, have good immunity, but are also fertile.