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Monday, October 26, 2015

This Maryland company just got into the business of cloning kittens

Germantown synthetic biology company Intrexon Corp. has had a hand in everything from cancer immunotherapy to biological pest control. Now, it’s ventured into the world of cloning kittens.

That’s right. Intrexon (NYSE: XON) acquired a company last year called ViaGen LC that recently announced it successfully delivered two litters of healthy cloned kittens for the first time. The Texas-based company specializes in cloning animals for genetic preservation in the livestock and equine industries.

Intrexon convinced ViaGen to pursue the companion animal market, said ViaGen CEO Blake Russell. ViaGen will officially launch that consumer service in January.

“I think the market is quite large,” Russell said.

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 26, 2015 at 10:43 AM

    The animal shelters are full of kittens and cats that need to be adopted. This is crazy in my opinion.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 26, 2015 at 12:42 PM

    Germantown...Mengele-town no difference

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  3. AnonymousOctober 26, 2015 at 3:54 PM

    I'm sure my cat can do a much better job of "cloning" kittens.. Cheaper, too...

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  4. AnonymousOctober 27, 2015 at 9:25 AM

    Why bother to clone them when left to their own devices, they manage to procreate quite well?

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