Cloning has become an increasingly common practice in animal husbandry, but in China it has taken it a step further by using only machines in this complex process. With artificial intelligence in the background, this technology represents a great revolution in its field.
According to a report from South China Morning Post, researchers at Nankai University in Tianjin, China, have developed a fully automated process for cloning pigs. The robot’s initial trials were a resounding success and, according to the researchers, the process facilitated the birth of seven healthy piglets via a foster sow. While these trials are currently the subject of supervised research, the researchers hope to use their technology for breeding and for commercial purposes.
As for why scientists chose to create this AI-driven robot to clone pigs, it’s to improve the cloning success rate by reducing the margin of error associated with human intervention. From a more general point of view, the scientists also explained that the cloning of pigs aims to increase pig production in China and make the country self-sufficient in this field.
If this new creation by Chinese researchers is very interesting from a scientific point of view, it is also very innovative from a social point of view, because it could help ensure food security.
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