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A TECHNOLOGY FOR EASY AND RELIABLE CLONING OF MAMMALS IS BEING DEVELOPED.

Award Information
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 771
Amount: $30,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1983
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
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Knoxville, TN 00000
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 PATSY K. LIAMS-BOYCE
 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
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Abstract

A TECHNOLOGY FOR EASY AND RELIABLE CLONING OF MAMMALS IS BEING DEVELOPED. THE INITIAL WORK WILL BE DONE WITH RABBITS BUT EVENTUALLY MULTIPLE COPIES OF MANY LAB- ORATORY, DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK AND ENDANGERED SPECIES IS ANTICIPATED. TWO METHODS WILLATTEM1) USING CHEMICAL AND/O ELECTRICAL TREATMENT TO CAUSE OOCYTE-CELL FUSIONS 2) BY INDUCING OOCYTE DIPLOIDY WI CYTOCHALISIN B OR IRDIATED SPERM. THESE PROCEDURES WILL PRODUCE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED ANIMALS FOR UNIQUE GENETIC RECOMBINATION AND REGULATION.

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