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- Scientists at China’s Damxung base in Tibet have produced 11 yak clones, the first born July 2025 and ten healthy by June 2026.
- Project director Fang Shengguo says the tens-of-millions-dollar program aims to create over 100 elite yak clones by 2028.
- CCTV reported more than 200 clone embryos of wild yaks, including the golden subspecies, have been made, while Harvard bioethicist Lisa Moses warned the effort raises ethical issues and requires transparency.
