China working on cloning panda BEIJING (AP) - Scientists have taken a step toward cloning a giant panda by growing an embryo that contains a dead animal's genes - a development China hailed as a possible breakthrough in efforts to save the endangered species. Scientists from the government-funded Chinese Academy of Sciences grew the embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said Monday. The embryo was nurtured over 10 months and scientists are now trying to implant it in a host animal's uterus. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560017900-72e>
