Chinese scientists clone 10 Tibetan yaks to save endangered species

Researchers from the Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang and Zhejiang University cloned 10 golden Tibetan yaks after their first successful clone last July. The team sequenced the genomes of 8,971 yaks to select cell lines and aims to produce over 100 clones by 2028, with more than 200 viable embryos already prepared.

• Fewer than 300 wild golden yaks remain
• Genomes of 8,971 yaks sequenced to select cell lines
• Over 200 viable embryos ready for implantation
• Target of more than 100 cloned yaks by 2028