Italian scientists have succeeded in creating the world's first
horse clone. By Fergus Walsh BBC science correspondent, in
Cremona The foal, called Prometea, was born 10 weeks ago and
appears to be perfectly healthy. Prometea: Pleased to be in
human company To create Prometea, scientists took a skin cell
from an adult mare which was fused with an empty equine egg. The
mare then acted as a surrogate mother for Prometea - so giving
birth to a carbon copy of herself. The development is reported
in the journal Nature. It means scientists have now cloned
sheep, mice, cattle, goats, rabbits, cats, pigs and mules. The
mule, called Idaho Gem, was born earlier this year in the US.
The Laboratory of Reproductive Technology is in Cremona, an
hour's drive from Milan. I went there to meet Prometea and her
creator, Cesare Galli. The Haflinger is a popular European breed
Prometea is inquisitive and docile. She fed happily from my hand
as we filmed her for television news. Rather like Dolly the
sheep, the most famous clone o