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Scientist: First cloned camel born in Dubai
Six-day-old, one-humped female born April 8 after uncomplicated gestation
 | The first cloned camel (pictured here), called Achievement or Injaz in Arabic, who was born on April 8 after an uncomplicated gestation of 378 days, according to the Camel Reproduction Center. |
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A scientist says the world's first cloned camel has been produced in the desert emirate of Dubai.
Nisar Ahmad Wani, a senior reproductive biologist at the government's Camel Reproduction Center, says the cloned camel is a six-day-old, one-humped female called Achievement or Injaz in Arabic.
Injaz was born April 8 after an uncomplicated gestation of 378 days, the center said in a press release Tuesday.
The center said she was created from cells harvested from an ovary of an adult female camel.
Camels are a valuable commodity in the desert sheikdoms of the Persian Gulf. They are used for racing and transport. They are famous for healthy low-fat milk and can fetch owners millions of dollars at camel beauty contests.
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