Scientists in China report cloned rhesus monkey has survived for two years

Out of the 113 cloned embryos, 11 were implanted into surrogate monkeys, but only one survived

Cloned rhesus monkey, aged 17 months (Zhaodi Liao et al/Nature Communications)

A “healthy” rhesus monkey cloned in China has survived for more than two years and is providing “valuable insights” into the scientific process, according to researchers.

Scientists in China used a modified version of the same technique that was used to create Dolly the sheep, the world’s first cloned mammal.