Chinese Researchers Produce World’s First Pigs Cloned Entirely by Robot

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By Peter Brosdahl

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Researchers in China have developed a process to automate the cloning of pigs using AI-controlled robots to help with a food crisis the country is facing following a swine-flu outbreak that impacted its pork industry. China reportedly had to import 3.31 million metric tons of pork in 2021. A previous process for cloning required humans to implant the donor’s DNA into an egg cell by hand. Researchers in March said they were able to produce seven piglets from one sow. The new process could enable China’s pork industry to become fully self-sufficient.

“Our AI-powered system can calculate the strain within a cell and direct the robot to use minimal force to complete the cloning process, which reduces the cell damage caused by human hands.” -Liu Yaowei (Nankai University researcher)

Sources: South China Morning Post (via Newsbreak, GFR)

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Brian_B
Brian_B 👍 3

Nothing can possibly go wrong with this.

-- @Burticus

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Added credit where credit is due

Space_Ranger
Space_Ranger 👍 1

Soylent-Green all over again!! I mean, if it'll drive down the price of bacon, it can't be all THAT bad!

Grimlakin
Grimlakin 👍 3

Can you add maple at the genetic level?

Peter_Brosdahl
Peter_Brosdahl 👍 3

"Grimlakin, post: 54936, member: 215" wrote:

Can you add maple at the genetic level?


or Applewood!

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Burticus 👍 2

"Brian_B, post: 54907, member: 96" wrote:

Nothing can possibly go wrong with this.


You stole my line! :)

Brian_B
Brian_B 👍 2

"Burticus, post: 54962, member: 297" wrote:

You stole my line! :)


Fixed

B
Burticus 👍 1

"Brian_B, post: 54966, member: 96" wrote:

Fixed


LOL

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Nanobot

What’s next, 3d printed spare ribs? ?

Brian_B
Brian_B 👍 1

"Nanobot, post: 55006, member: 73" wrote:

What’s next, 3d printed spare ribs? ?


mmmm

B
Burticus

"Nanobot, post: 55006, member: 73" wrote:

What’s next, 3d printed spare ribs? ?


Quiet you, don't give anyone any terrible ideas.....

Peter Brosdahl
As a child of the 70’s I was part of the many who became enthralled by the video arcade invasion of the 1980’s. Saving money from various odd jobs I purchased my first computer from a friend of my dad, a used Atari 400, around 1982. Eventually it would end up being a lifelong passion of upgrading and modifying equipment that, of course, led into a career in IT support.

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