Noah (gaur)

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Noah, a few hours after birth

Noah was the name of species of ox called gaur, cloned and gestated in the womb of a cow named Bessie. Gaur is a vulnerable species according to the IUCN. The baby bull gaur was delivered on January 8, 2001, but died within just 48 hours of a common dysentery on January 10, 2001. Noah's condition was monitored by Dr. Jonathan Hill and his teammates in Iowa. The process used to clone Noah was nuclear transfer.

References

• BBC News. 2000. Website. Endangered species cloned. BBC. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
• CNN.com. 2001. Website. First cloned endangered species dies 2 days after birth. CNN.com. Retrieved May 31, 2008