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Prometea (born May 28, 2003), a Haflinger foal, is 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 months old weighed The name ''Prometea'' is the feminine form of ''Prometeo'' ("Prometheus" in Greek). ==Science== The horse is the seventh species to be cloned.〔(See Cloning for a list and names)〕 Dr. Cesare Galli and others at the lab experimented with 841 reconstructed embryos; of the 14 viable embryos four were implanted in surrogate mothers - only that of Prometea succeeded in being born. Texas A&M University was also undertaking a horse cloning project when the Italian team first succeeded. Horse cloning like Prometea could eliminate the problem of champion racing geldings. Jockey Club of North American thoroughbred horses has proclaimed, however, that it will allow no cloned horse in their races. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prometea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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