Iranian scientists claim they have cloned a goat

AP on Yahoo ^ | 4/15/09 | Ali Akbar Dareini - ap

[NormsRevenge]

ISFAHAN, Iran – Iranian scientists have cloned a goat and plan future experiments they hope will lead to a treatment for stroke patients, the leader of the research said Wednesday. The female goat, named Hana, was born early Wednesday in the city of Isfahan in central Iran, said Dr. Mohammed Hossein Nasr e Isfahani, head of the Royan Research Institute.

"With the birth of Hana, Iran is among five countries in the world cloning a baby goat," said Isfahani, an embryologist.

In 2006 Iran became the first country in the Middle East to announce it had cloned a sheep. Two and a half years later, that animal is healthy, the institute said.

[Unlikely Hero]

The punchline writes itself.

[telebob]

WTF?

[skimask]

Iranians girlfriend

[ßuddaßudd]

Wonder Why?

[LurkedLongEnough]

Does the cloned goat wear a burkha too? That would be the penultimate step to cloning Iranian baby machines.

[TBall]

After thousands of years I thought of a funny joke, but I will be nice and keep it to myself.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Sorry bob! meant to post to someone else. Check your FReepmail.

[IM2MAD]

Maybe they could try to clone a pig next.

[mad_as_he$$]

So many jokes, so little time.

[matt1234]

[RichInOC]

“Hi, I’m Hossein, and I found my soulmate through EHusbandry.ir.”

[Jim Noble]

Iranian scientists have cloned a goat

No more lonely nights over there, huh?

[mad_as_he$$]

SWEET!!

[6SJ7]

Iran’s remake of THE STEPFORD WIVES.

Bwaaa! Or should I say, Baaaa!

[Charlespg]

Those wacky muslims !

will they make them put pantys on the goat?

[Rocky]

They have named him Mohair-med.

He looks like Ahmadinajab, but smells better.

[BigLittle]

[BigLittle]

[EQAndyBuzz]

The female goats will be running for the hills. Look at the appendage on that thing!

[COBOL2Java]

LOL! As soon as I saw that headline, I knew there’d be a Helen pic somewhere!