Prometea (born May 28, 2003) is a Haflinger foal, the first cloned horse and the first to be born from and carried by its cloning mother. Her birth was announced publicly on August 6, 2003. Born 36 kg after a natural delivery and a full-term pregnancy in Laboratory of Reproductive Technology, Cremona, Italy BioCentre // The Centre for Bioethics & Public Policy, Prometea at 2-month-old is 100 kg (220 pounds). Dr. Cesare Galli and others at the lab experimented with 841 reconstructed embryos; of… (More on Prometea) |