China Makes Clones Of Super-Swine That Survived '08 Quake
Piglets Chinese scientists have cloned six piglets, which apparently have birthmarks on their faces just like these, from a male pig that survived the catastrophic 2009 Sichuan earthquake. Wikimedia CommonsThe castrated ‘Strong-Willed Pig' could not otherwise reproduce Chinese scientists have reportedly cloned six piglets from a pig that survived the devastating 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province. The piglets' DNA is identical to that of their father, Zhu Jiangqiang, or "Strong-Willed Pig," who is something of a national celebrity in China. The bacon piglets will probably be sent in pairs to live at a museum and a genetic institute, according to AFP, which quoted the Hong Kong-based Sunday Morning Post. It's not clear what will become of them, but perhaps scientists are interested in the genetic traits that helped Zhu survive his ordeal. Zhu was hailed as a hero after the magnitude 8 earthquake in May 2008, which claimed tens of thousands of human...