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.

[saganite]

“Iranian scientists have cloned a goat”

And he is currently serving as their President, which explains the smell.

[Gator113]

“Iranian scientists have cloned a goat....”

If they want to have sex with goats, that’s their business, but they shouldn’t make a big deal of it.

Will Pelosi claim her new children?

[muir_redwoods]

"Iranian scientists claim they have cloned a goat"

I expect the volume on Craiglist Tehran to soar

[Joiseydude]

uh....that IS a female goat.

That's the goat that was just born.

[CaptRon]

the worl’s first goathel.

[boughtwithaprice]

Did they name it Bo? After their hero?

[Lonely Bull]

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

Don't tell Larcenia Bullard!

[RichInOC]

Or as I shall refer to her from here on out, the delightfully-named Larcenia Bullard.